#211Check – Fact Checked Reports
Fact-checking and Information Verification in South Sudan
Authors: Story fact checked by Geu Lazarus and Garang Abraham The alleged Facebook accident between a motorist and an elephant along the Juba-Nimule Highway over the weekend is a false information, according to a local official and online search engines. On Saturday, a South Sudanese Facebook user...
Indeed, South Sudan has only three psychiatrists Claim: South Sudan has three psychiatrists Verdict: Checked Source: UNICEF (a tweet by Radio Miraya) South Sudan has only three psychiatrists, the ministry of health has confirmed. “South Sudan has only 3 psychiatrists for the whole...
A report compiled by Okech Francis and Emmanuel Bida, AFF-South Sudan fellows Background In South Sudan’s current developing media landscape, social media has become a national phenomenon and can be considered a mutiny to the news environment. This is because various users create their own...
A report compiled by Geu Lazarus and Juan Evelyn Mule, AFF-South Sudan fellows. Background Physical bullying is defined as the activity of repeated, aggressive behavior intended to hurt another individual physically, mentally, or emotionally, while cyberbullying is the use of electronic...
False Information! South Sudan has no plans of adopting anal swab Covid-19 test. It is being reported that South Sudan intends to adopt anal swab as a method of having quick COVID-19 test in fight against the novel coronavirus. The claim was shared on Facebook and published on...
Misleading post! The passenger did not die inside the plane as stated by some online media houses. Various online media houses and personnel on Friday misreported a story where a passenger that came from Khartoum, Sudan passed on at Juba International after shortly after arriving. They alleged...
Fake news! President Salva Kiir hasn’t contracted Covid-19. When contacted by 211 Check on Friday, Presidential Press Secretary – Ateny Wek Ateny stated that president Kiir has not contracted the novel coronavirus as rumored on social media. “There are some junior staff that...
Fake News! Business lady Achai Wiir didn’t pay South Sudan’s UN membership debts. A news story published by a South Sudanese online news outlet on Tuesday, 15th of February stated that business lady – Achai Wiir cleared South Sudan’s UN membership arrears. When fact-checked by 211 Check, the...
A misleading Post! The Sudanese boy was not killed in Uganda. The incident happened in Egypt last year. A post published on Facebook by a South Sudanese user last week indicated that a South Sudanese boy was reportedly murdered in Uganda. But when the 211 Check team fact-checked the...
A misleading bank note, 5000 Pounds! According to online search engines, the current trending 5,000 denomination was manipulated. The Central Bank also confirmed to 211 Check that it only launched 1000 Pound note on Tuesday this week. Disregard the 5000 pound bank note being shared online. The post...
It would be accurate to say that the biggest amounts of hate speech and misinformation are circulated on social media platforms, most notably Facebook and Twitter. This is not in the least surprising since most of these perpetrators feel powerful hiding behind the keyboard and therefore social media...
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