Written by: Rufina Isaac Rin Tueny Mabor not appointed Vice President A claim (archived link) being spread on social media that Rin Tueny Mabor was appointed as South Sudan’s Vice President for the Economic Cluster, deputy Commander-in-Chief and first deputy for SPLM, is false. South Sudan Eye, a Facebook page which describes itself as a news personality, […]
Written by Rufina Isaac President Museveni not Hospitalized A Facebook page “Naath Abroad” claimed that Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni was hospitalized on the 18th of October 2025, for a kidney transplant and eye surgery, but this is false. While the post doesn’t explicitly mention President Museveni, it uses his image and also coincides with the duration […]
The National Elections Commission of South Sudan is not recruiting staff. A claim widely shared on the WhatsApp platform that the National Electoral Commission of South Sudan is recruiting staff is false. The claimed advertisement has a link attached (archived) to it at the end with the words, “NEC STAFF RECRUITMENT 2024.” The message reads that ‘’ The National Electoral […]
Fact-checker: Jibi Moses The Bebeto bus that caught fire was on the Kisumu highway A video that was spreading on social media claiming a bus belonging to the Bebeto Coach Services Ltd caught fire on the Kampala — Juba highway on Sunday, 7 September 2025, is false. The video (archived) was shared by This is South Sudan (archived), A Facebook page […]
Fact-checker: Angelina Adut Akech The official Career website of the WFP did not make such an announcement A viral link circulating via WhatsApp, which claims a mass recruitment at the World Food Program (WFP) for fifty thousand (50,000) job openings, is false. ‘’WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME(WFP). The 2025 RECRUITMENT form is available and recruitment has begun for anyone interested between […]
Fact-checker: Angelina Adut Akech Trump is not giving out $ 200 grant for Africans A viral message with a link on WhatsApp (archived link) claims that Donald Trump is giving $200 grants to people in African countries after becoming president of the United States for a second time, but it is false. “Visit the link below and answer […]
The claim that the South Sudan Red Cross is recruiting for several jobs is false Fact-checker: Angelina Adut Akech This job advert is not from South Sudan Red Cross This Facebook post (archived link) of a Red Cross South Sudan job advert claiming to be recruiting new employees in June 2025 is false. The post shared by a […]
Viral Facebook Post by Insight Juba Falsely Quotes “Iran Military” Page Regarding South Sudan A Facebook post published by Insight Juba, featuring the caption of a post by the Iran Military X page (formerly Twitter) is altered. Insight Juba is a verified Facebook page described as a News and Media website with over 184K followers. “Do you think we’re ready […]
Fact-checker: Angelina Adut Akech The Ministry of Labour didn’t announce a 16–18 June public holiday A circular making the rounds on social media platforms, including WhatsApp and Facebook, claiming that South Sudan’s government, through the Ministry of Labour, had announced 16th — 18th June 2025 as a public holiday is false. This post came immediately after announcing the […]
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