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Fact-check: Is Salva Mathok in hospital after allegedly falling and breaking his neck? No, It’s false

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Salva Mathok categorically denies the rumours, stating that he is alive and well. He states that he was present at Tuesday’s assembly session, which was later adjourned.

Writer: Jibi Moses

A viral Facebook post alleging that Salva Mathok, a member of the Revitalised Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA), was hospitalised after allegedly falling and breaking his neck is false.

Two Facebook pages, Radio Dabanga-211 and Phow Radio FM, claim that the legislature collapsed on Tuesday, November 1st, breaking his neck. Radio Dabanga -211 claims to have up to 13 thousand followers and describes itself as “Good times, great hits.” The post has received more than 160 reactions, 330 comments, and 123 shares.

Meanwhile, Phow Radio FM (4,700 likes and 6,500 followers) posted this as breaking news. The post received over 100 reactions, 230 comments, and 104 shares.

The picture of Salva Mathok that the two pages used.

But to what extent do these claims doing the rounds have any basis in reality?

211 Check performed a reverse image search on the photo and discovered that it was first used in 2020 by Hot in Juba. Salva Mathok was photographed while in Nairobi for a routine medical checkup.

The legislature was with a friend in the picture Hot in Juba used, indicating that the two pages altered the original picture and cropped out the other guy, who was unnamed.

Original picture of Salva Mathok and a friend in a Nairobi hospital as posted on 06/01/2020

Recently, Salva Mathok has made headlines for burning down a Seventh-day Adventist Church in one of his counties in South Sudan’s Warrap State, claiming that the Church had been burning down shrines of local leaders, a practice that was driving people away from their beliefs. Furthermore, he claimed that the church encouraged sexual immorality. As a result, the public’s reaction to this story has been mixed, with some claiming that it was a punishment from God.

However, since then, he and the state governor, Aleu Ayieny, have travelled to Juba to participate in assembly sessions. They left the Warrap state capital of Kuajok.

Salva Mathok rubbishes ill-health rumours:

Salva Mathok, when contacted by No. 1 Citizen, an English daily newspaper in South Sudan, categorically denied the rumours, stating that he is alive and well. He stated that he was present at Tuesday’s assembly session, which was later adjourned.

Conclusion:

211 Check finds the claim that Salva Mathok is hospitalised after allegedly falling and breaking his neck is false. The picture circulating is old, first posted on 06/01/2020

#FactsMatter, Don’t be a victim of fake news; instead, let’s fight misinformation on both mainstream and alternative media. To avoid spreading false information, don’t share content you’re unsure about or know where it comes from.

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Fact-check: Is this the correct site for the US Diversity Visa Program 2024? No, it isn’t  

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The phishing link is intended to collect personal information of unsuspecting people online.

Writer: Ochaya Jackson

A link circulating on the social media platform WhatsApp purporting to be The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, also known as the Green Card Lottery, a United States government lottery programme for receiving a US Permanent Resident Card for 2022/2023 is false.

“The U.S.A DV Visa Lottery online Application Form 2022/2023 registration exercise which is the quickest way for all Foreigners interested in immigrating legally to live, Study and work in UNITED STATES. The Resident Card Lottery Program also known as Diversity Immigration Visa Lottery program is a chance for 45,000 people from all over the world to become permanent and legal residents of the UNITED STATES, meaning that they can live. work and study in the U.S.A.  Interested Applicants are to visit the Online Registration Portal. The Winners Will Be Drawn From Random Selection And There Is No Cost To Register”, reads the false message containing malicious link. 

Screenshot of the shared WhatsApp message

When applicants click on the link, they are taken to a one-page website with a form that requests their title, name, phone number, email, address, country, and account password.

Screenshot of the forms applicants are asked to fill

After filling out the above information, one is said to be considered for a chance even without sending the confirmation email listed in the form; instead, applicants are asked to forward the message to more WhatsApp friends or groups.

Screenshot of the prompt after filling the form

When 211 Check investigated the claim link, it discovered that it was not the same as the official US Department of State website for the 2024 Diversity Visa Program.

As part of the legitimate processes for qualifying for the opportunity, the malicious website asks three questions: how well do you speak English, what is your employment status, and what age range do you prefer?

The form for filling out personal information requires password information, which is unusual given that it is not for logging in.

And it tempts users to send the message to fifteen friends or five WhatsApp groups before submitting the application.

Comparison with the Electronic Diversity Visa Program

211 Check compared the information requirements entered into the Electronic Diversity Visa Application Entry System on the US Department of State website to the one trending on WhatsApp and discovered that they do not match. The website’s features, terms, and conditions differ from the official information on the United States Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs.

And the U.S. government warned the public of fraudsters’ operations trying to distort the official program for personal gains, according to a notice of fraud warning published on the Department of State website.

“The Department of State, Office of Visa Services, advises the public of a notable increase in fraudulent emails and letters sent to Diversity Visa (DV) program (Visa Lottery) applicants. While DV applicants may receive an email from the U.S. government reminding them to check their status online through DV Entrant Status Check, they will not receive a notification letter or email informing them that they are a successful DV entrant. Applicants can only find out if they were selected to continue with DV processing by checking their status online through the DV Entrant Status Check,” reads the fraud warning.

“The only official way to apply for the DV program is directly through the official U.S. Department of State website during the specified and limited registration period”, it adds. 

The screenshots of the true Electronic Diversity Visa Application System

Whois Information:

The domain information for the phishing link shows that it was registered on 07 April, 2022. A scam is usually apparent when a site is created around the same time it went viral.

Screenshot of the Whois domain information of the linkin circulating on WhatsApp

Conlusion 

The link doing the rounds on WhatsApp about the United States resident card visa lottery 2022/2023 is false mimicking the official U.S. Department of State’s Diversity Visa Program. It is a phishing scam designed to harvest personal information from people online by fraudsters.

FALSE: This video of player fighting referee during a football match is not from Rumbek, South Sudan

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The video is from September, 2016 and was taken in Zimbabwe and not South Sudan as alleged

A video posted on Facebook claiming to show a footballer fighting a referee during a match at Rumbek, South Sudan is False. 

The video shared online on October 31, 2022 alleged that a player in Rumbek fought a match referee after being red carded.

“A football referee was beaten by a player in Rumbek after issuing him a straight red card.

According to the player, he says the referee was against him for nothing,” reads the caption of the post we are fact-checking.

However, we performed a keyword search on Google and established that the video was recorded in Zimbabwe and first went viral in September, 2016.

The video was taken from a Southern Division One league match pitting Victoria Falls Tigers against Amagagasi.

Trouble began when the referee gave a Victoria Tigers’ player matching orders, only for the latter to descend on him with punches, forcing the match official to retaliate.

211 Check has examined a video posted on Facebook claiming to show a footballer fighting the match referee during an ongoing game at Rumbek, South Sudan and finds it to be False

This fact check was published by 211 Check with support from Code for Africa’s PesaCheck and the African Fact-Checking Alliance.

Fact-check: Can paw paw seeds ward off malaria? No, scientifically unproven

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Writer: Jibi Moses

A Facebook post by Mr. Chia, a page that concentrates on foods and nutrition claimed on 14th October 2022 that Papaya seeds are a medication for Malaria.

The post that has since attracted 13 reactions, 3 comments and 2 shares carries a picture of a ripe pawpaw with the caption ‘ward off malaria with paw paw seeds’.

The post further claims that the paw paw seeds have more health benefits as in being a powerful antioxidant, relieves menstrual pain, healthy gut, helps in weight loss, anti-cancer properties, and nephroprotective.

A screenshot of the image used by Mr. Chia. 

But, how do paw paw seeds ward off malaria? 211 Check looks at the claim:

The Facebook page, Mr. Chia mostly posts about foods and associated health benefits, and attributes a single food type to be medicinal too many diseases for example, in this case, it named malaria, cancer, healthy gut, reduces on menstrual pain, and protects the kidneys. In another post they wrote on sugarcane, explaining similar benefits.

However, there’s no clear dosage for the patient who is taking the medication in the page’s posts.

211 Check spoke to a medical doctor in Juba, Dr.Gwolo David of Juba Medicare clinic, enquiring whether papaya seeds can help prevent and cure malaria, but he said there’s no proven way that papaya seeds can help prevent or cure malaria though studies have shown its inhibitory effects on Plasmodium falciparum (malaria).

He said papaya, just like any fruit, is nutritional and he advises people to always have them in their diet, but they shouldn’t be eating them as medication. He further advised people to always visit a medical personnel when not feeling okay and take medication as advised by the physician.

Dr.Odol George, a Juba-based physician, had an answer not different from that of Dr.David.

“What is known is that fruits are good for health because they contain a lot of vitamins which will improve body immunity and have antioxidant elements like Vitamin E and Zinc,” he said.

Efforts to get a comment from the National Drug Authority were futile, as they couldn’t reply to our email. 

What is Papaya?

According to Wikipedia papaya or pawpaw is the plant Carica papaya, one of the 22 accepted species in the genus Carica family Caricaceae. It was first domesticated in Mesoamerica, within modern day southern Mexico and Central America. In 2020 India produced 43% of the world supply of papaya.

An Internet based nutritional WebMD explains how beneficial papaya is to one’s health. Similarly other sites explains in their different as seen here, here, here and here 

An image of a sliced ripe papaya (pawpaw) fruit. 

Malaria causes symptoms, prevention and treatment 

Malaria is spread by a female anopheles mosquito. Most common signs of malaria are fever, headache, joint pains and others. Malaria can be mild to deadly extent if not treated early enough. There many medicines that treat Malaria according to the way an individual responds to the parasites.

The Center for Diseases control explains more about Malaria, its causes, symptoms and treatment in this post. World Health Organization, the body that regulates and coordinates health issues in the world has this to say about malaria 

Malaria treatment 

Malaria is treated with a variety of medicines some of which are Chloroquine, Doxycycline, and Primaquine.

These health establishments give a better and more explanation on the types of medicines used for treating Malaria and these are: CDC, MedicineNet, and drugs.com.

Conclusion:

Given the findings after the comments from the medical doctors and reliable online sources, there’s on prove that papaya seeds are a medication for either malaria or the other said ailments.

The online nutritional sites which are somehow in support of the claim, warn that patients should first seek advice from a medical Doctor or a physician should they catch malaria.

This fact check was published by 211 Check with support from Code for Africa’s PesaCheck and the African Fact-Checking Alliance.

Fact-check: Photo showing two wives of a police officer who gave birth on the same day?

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The photos used in the claim were taken in October 2020 at a hospital in Kapoeta county, Eastern Equatoria State, of two women who gave birth to triplets three weeks apart, not on the same day. 

Writer: Ochaya Jackson

A Facebook post by Kampala Today on the 13th October, 2022, claimed that a police officer impregnated his two wives and they at the same time gave birth to triplets citing each with two girls, and one boy.

The post which did not mention the name, and the location of the police officer is false.

“Apolice officer impregnated his two wives and they coincidentally gave birth on the same day, each having triplets (two girls and one boy each). What a blessing!!”, the post reads.

The post garnered over one thousand comments, sixty nine shares, and about two thousand reactions.

The screen shot of the Facebook post page

The East African Vibes Facebook page carried the same false claim referring also to the unknown police officer. And it received over seven hundred comments, almost two thousand reactions, and fifty shares.

The screen shot of the post

Earlier the social media Facebook page of Kenyan Report referenced the claim to a man who it said “impregnated his two wives and they coincidentally gave birth on the same day, each having triplets”, which is false. Here there are over five hundred reactions, four hundreds comments, and twenty eight shares.

This is the screen shot

And on 9th, Oct, 2022 Juba TV published on its website headlining that a “Kapoeta woman gives birth to six babies, four boys and two girls”, which appeared to have manipulated the falsehood trend on the triplets story.

Findings:

211 Check discovered, however, that the photo accompanying the claim was reported with a story by Hot in Juba in October 2020, of two women in Kapoeta South County hospital of Eastern Equatoria State who each gave birth to triplets three weeks apart.

“Two women in Kapoeta may have set record of some kind after they gave birth to triplets just 3 weeks apart. The birth of [two] triplets four boys and two girls went viral after a member of the family posted pics of the triplets while still in [h]ospital”, Hot in Juba reported that time.

In addition, Eye Radio reported in October 2020 about another man who abandoned his wife in Kapoeta hospital after she gave birth to triplets (two boys and one girl).

Conclusion:

211 Check has found that the claim of a police officer’s wives having given birth to triplets is false. The photos used in the claim were taken in October 2020 at a hospital in Kapoeta county, Eastern Equatoria State, of two women three weeks apart, not on the same day, after they each gave birth to triplets.

Fact-check: Can drinking hot lemon water cure cancer? Not scientifically proven

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Writer: Ochaya Jackson

A widely circulated WhatsApp message claiming that drinking hot lemon water can cure cancer is false.

The message, which warns people against using conventional cancer treatments and claims that mixing lemon fruit with hot water “is 1,000 times better than chemotherapy,” was attributed to Dr. Guru Prasad Reddy BV, who claimed to be a professor at Osh State Medical University in Moscow, Russia.

Screenshot of the claim posted on Facebook

“Screening will not and cannot lower the cancer cases. There are very many people who are going to India. A friend who has been going to India for the last three years because of cancer told me 50% of people in the cancer clinics in India are usually Africans (Kenya/Uganda) etc. Sadly, many don’t make it even after these treatments, this is the bit that we are never told,” reads part of the message on social media.

“Blend a whole lemon fruit with a cup of hot water and drink it for about 1-3 months first thing before food and cancer would disappear, research by Maryland College of Medicine says, it’s 1000 times better than chemotherapy”, the message adds.

Is this true? 211 Check investigates the claims made in the WhatsApp message:

211 Check established that Dr. Guru Prasad Reddy is a specialist in plastic surgery at Apollo Spectra Hospitals, Hyderabad-Kondapur in India, not professor at Osh State Medical University in Russia.

And Osh State Medical University is a public University in Kyrgyzstan not in Moscow-Russia as claimed. The link is here

And 211 Check found no publicly available research published about lemon treating cancer by University of Maryland, College of Medicine. And lemon is not even in clinical trials as a medicine for cancer at the University.

In 2017, the claim was posted on a Facebook page by Home Ayurvedic remedied which garnered 102 comments, and 280 shares was also referenced to have been written by Dr. Guru Prasad Reddy. The link is here

The same message was also shared many years back and attributed to several doctors from different countries and institutions which some of them debunked as fake and said the claim was completely false.

AFP published a fact-check in August 2021 on the same claim as false which at that time was attributed to Chief Executive Professor Chen Horin from Beijing Military Hospital who according to AFP the professor was faked.

“This matter is very important..…lemon slices in a glass of hot water can save you for the rest of your life. Hot lemon water kills cancer cells. Cut a lemon into three pieces and put them in a cup. Then pour hot water in it. It’s done (alkaline water). Drinking it on a daily basis will give special benefits”, AFP quoted a post on Facebook in 2018 which was shared 125,000 times as said by Professor Chen Horin. 

However, AFP found out that the real chief physician Chen Huiren at Beijing Military Hospital name was the one faked in the claim, not Horin.

A cancer specialist at Bangladesh Cancer Society Hospital, Prof Dr Golam Mohiuddin Faruque, who was quoted by AFP said the claim was a hoax but said lemon can prevent some types of cancer however, not cure.

“No one can say hot lemon water…..can cure cancer and such claims have no scientific basis. There are different types of cancers and many of these have their own ways of treatment but drinking hot lemon water is definitely not among them. Citrus fruits including lemon sometimes can have some positive impact in preventing certain types of cancers but that’s not a treatment.” he was quoted as saying by AFP.

Scientific facts:

The lemon cure claim for cancer has been also disputed by the National Center for Health Research as untrue after modified citrus pectin – a carbohydrate in the peels of citrus fruits studied with humans’ prostate cancer was unsuccessful.

And it said limonoids chemical found in citrus peels has proved ineffective in preventing cancer in human beings.

Dr. Manish Singhal termed the claim as myth but it is a good idea to have lemon either in hot or cold water because it will keep one very hydrated by washing toxins and acids in the stomach. However, thinking that it can cure cancer is not true.

Cancer Research UK in 2013 has also clarified that “there’s no scientific evidence to show that lemon juice can cure cancer, despite what is on the internet”. 

And the U.S. National Centre for Health Research, “lemons are not a “proven remedy against cancers of all types,” and no studies have ever been done that would compare the effectiveness of a lemon to chemotherapy.”

There is currently no World Health Organization (WHO) factsheet on lemon curing cancer in patients, and what is circulating on the internet about lemon hot water curing cancer remains just a hypothesis not scientifically proven.

Conclusion:

211 Check investigated posts on lemon hot water curing cancer that have been going on for years in various platforms, with others claiming that the lemon is 10,000, 10, and 1,000 times more effective than chemotherapy are unproven. And because no scientific studies have proven the claim to be true, it remains a health myth.

Fact-check: World Bank and International Finance Corporation giving money to farmers and SMEs in South Sudan? No, it is just another Facebook scam

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These are scammers who want to take advantage of opportunities to obtain important personal information such as names, emails, and phone numbers. This practice is called phishing. Some of the common characteristics of phishing scams are: too good to be good, sense of urgency, hyperlinks, attachments, and unusual sender.

Writer: Jibi Moses

A Facebook post from a page called “Hon. Mayiik Ayii Deng” on October 6, 2022, claiming the availability of a funding opportunity for farmers and businesses in South Sudan is false.

The post, which sparked public speculation about its legitimacy, has since received over 40 interactions, 18 comments, and 06 shares. 

However, the page itself has 10 likes and 13 followers with no reviews, indicating that it is still new, unverified (no blue tick), and raises suspicions that it is not owned by Hon Mayiik Ayii Deng, South Sudan’s current Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

The post claims that the World Bank and International Finance Corporation are providing funding and business opportunities to farmers affected by natural disasters such as COVID19, Locust invasion, and floods, and they went on to provide a link through which one can apply and access the funding.

The screenshot of the false post on Facebook

211 Check Investigation:

With the aforementioned suspicions, 211 Check launched an investigation by conducting an image reverse search on Google and Bing, and discovered that the same image was first used on Thursday, June 24, 2021 by Eye Radio’s Lasuba Memo, with a story.

The image was used by Eye Radio in 2021

Further research into the website of the International Finance Corporation, a sister organisation of the World Bank and a member of the World Bank Group, clearly specifies the products and services they offer. They have investment, advice, and mobilisation, but these are further subdivided and the processes for private companies to apply for these services are clearly explained.

Attempts to obtain comments from World Bank and IFC officials were futile because they did not respond to our emails or Twitter direct messages.

In another similar search, the institution warns about fraud schemes misrepresenting IFC, which use their logos and emails that are difficult to distinguish from genuine ones, but they warn that they intend to extort money from the general public.

Website Domain Record:

The domain: https://ifcbusinessplan.com/ on which the advert was shared was registered on 2022-10-01 whereas the official domains for the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation were registered on 1991-08-14 and 1995-12-21 respectively.

Screenshot of the domain information for ifcbusinessplan.com 

Conclusion:

The claim is false. These are scammers who want to take advantage of opportunities to obtain important personal information such as names, emails, and phone numbers. Once they have them, they can use them to hack into your bank accounts, emails, and social media accounts. This practice is called phishing. Some of the common characteristics of phishing scams are: too good to be good, sense of urgency, hyperlinks, attachments, and unusual sender.

Fact-check: Investment Ministry denies funding businesses from an alleged $350 million donation 

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According to the Ministry of Investment, the page where the call for applications was published was a forgery and not its official Facebook account. It requests that the public refrain from following it and dealing with the news published on it.

Writer: Ghai Aketch 

Claims that the Ministry of Investment is funding businesses on behalf of the South Sudan government after receiving a $350 million USD donation from the International Monetary Fund, International Fund for Agricultural Development, and USAID are false.

On October 4, 2022, a Facebook page bearing the official logo of the Republic of South Sudan Ministry of Investment and images of Investment Minister Hon.Dr. Dhieu Mathok Diing was created, but on October 5, a sponsored post called for applications for funding. To boost trade, the applicants were to receive a “development share of $350 million.”

“The Ministry of Commerce, Trade, and Investment have received a grant donation of $350M in collaboration with the International Monetary Fund, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Global Entrepreneurship Network.” The statement partly reads on the Facebook page. 

Screenshot of false post doing the rounds

But the application procedure directs people to a Google form to input personal information; name, email, mobile phone number,  physical address, and description of project for funding.

Additionally, on October 5, another page disguised to be the investment minister’s was created but with misspelt name, Dr. Dhieu  MADHOK instead of MATHOK. It also started sharing the same funding scheme and official images of the minister as well as the ministry’s activities.

Shortly after getting notified by 211 Check, the Investment Ministry published a position statement denying ownership of the viral post.

“A person created a fake page in the name of the Ministry of Investment on October 4, 2022 AD and published that the Ministry of Investment had received a grant of 350 million US dollars in cooperation with the International Monetary Fund and the International Fund for Agricultural Development . . (IFAD), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Global Entrepreneurship Network,” the statement reads in part.

The ministry also urged the public against falling victims of the fake Facebook page purporting Dr. Dhieu Mathok , adding that the minister doesn’t own a Facebook page.

“…we assure the followers of this fake page in the name of Dr. Dhieu Mathok that the Minister of Investment does not have an account on Facebook.”

Screenshot of false post doing the rounds

Earlier when 211 Check  contacted the Republic of South Sudan Ministry of Investment the information caught the administrators in surprise, about the trending call for alleged financial funding. 

The office manager in the minister’s office, Mr. Alfred Sokiri  wondered and told 211 Check that he was in New York, US in September together with the minister but there was no such donation by the mentioned organisations. 

He also added that it’s not on the ministry’s official Facebook page as well as no trace of physical files indicating that in the office. 

Moreover, after consulting with the minister, the Press Secretary in the Office of the Minister, Mr. Akol Angok,  told 211 Check that the circulating  information is fake. 

“Someone is attacking the Ministry of Investment. I talked to the minister and other officials but no information about the said $350 million US dollars.” Akol said. He stressed that the administration is contemplating on suing those meddling in that disinformation. 

In addition to that, the official Ministry of Investment Facebook page has not published that information. This confirms that the account disseminating the information is a fake account intended to scam unsuspecting citizens. 

More importantly, the photo accompanying the information is that of the Vice President for Service Cluster, Hussein Abdelbagi Akol and the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres during the United Nations General Assembly in the US published September 20, 2022 on twitter

Conclusion:

The Republic of South Sudan’s Ministry of Investment has not received any donation from the International Monetary Fund, International Fund for Agricultural Development and USAID to fund business. The Facebook page advertising the business grant is inauthentic.

Fact-check: This is not the way to apply for the UN Volunteer Program

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Writer: Ochaya Jackson

A Facebook post advertisement run by a page called “Application Date” in the media/news company category about the United Nations Volunteer Program 2022, a fully funded international volunteer program, encouraging people to apply, is false.

Since September 5, 2022, the post has received over 3,400 interactions, 1,800 comments, and 140 comments.

Is it necessary for a United Nations Volunteer Program applicant to communicate with the “Application Date” Facebook page in order to apply? No, and here is why:

When one clicks apply for jobs on the page, it takes them to a messenger chat box with the page, where they receive a suspicious message saying, “Congratulations! …..you have qualified to apply for a job in Canada or the United States, please apply using the link provided.”

Pop up message when one clicks “apply”

They then provide a link to Nguniversities.com, which claims to be an educational website established with the goal of providing quality and reliable information about every institution and scholarship opportunities; however, it is not the official website for the UN Volunteers Program.

The NG Universities website includes a web page menu bar with various categories and/or programs such as scholarships, study abroad, international jobs, and internships.

There is no open link for the UN Volunteer program 2022 unless one searches the menu bar on the NG Universities’ website, where it directs to the expired UN Volunteer program 2022, which was posted on September 25th, 2021.

Screenshot of the Nguniversities.com website 

There are also links to other categories from various UN agencies, including other institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which was posted on August 22, 2022. UN volunteer programs and internships are among the categories.

Where can one obtain reliable information about the UN Volunteer Program?

The right United Nations Volunteers (UNV), a program administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) can be got on their website: https://www.unv.org/

UN Volunteer assignments are advertised on its Unified Volunteering Platform. In order for interested candidates to apply for assignments, they need to register in the UN Global Talent Pool.

“You can visit this page if you wish to register in our Global Talent Pool to become a UN Volunteer,” UN Volunteers states on its website.

Conclusion:

While it is true that opportunities for the UN Volunteers program exist, the procedures with which the Application Date Facebook page advertises and directs the applicants is false.

Fact-check: Photo showing an incident involving South Sudanese in Kenya? No

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Writer: Jibi Moses

A Facebook post published by Sixty 4 Tribes Press claiming that dozens of South Sudanese were injured during a community association election petition in Kenya is false.

“Dozens were injured during the Warrap State Community Association election petition in Kenya after one of the candidates was cornered by goons hired by an embassy official,” partly reads the post shared on Monday, 3rd October 2022.

The Facebook post was also followed with a lot of hashtags which is a red flag for potential disinformation campaign.

The article as put by the page.

An official at the Embassy of South Sudan in Nairobi dismissed the news as false. He said there was no Warrap Community Association election held around the time of the report. 

211 Check also ran a Google reverse image search of the picture used in the post, and the results showed that the image was first used by a Kenyan Newspaper, Business Daily in an article “Tycoon’s Sons in vicious fight for control of Nairobi Ambassadeur hotel” published on Wednesday, January 18th, 2017.

The same image as used in 2017

Conclusion:

211 Check finds the Facebook post claiming that dozens South Sudanese were injured during a community association election petition in Kenya false. The Embassy of South Sudan in Nairobi dismissed the news as false and the image used in the post is of unrelated event in 2017.