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Author: The ClarityDesk
Date: February 1, 2026
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FACT-CHECK: Bobi Wine was not declared Uganda’s President-elect

Written by Rufina Isaac Bobi Wine was not declared Uganda’s President-elect A poster being widely circulated on Facebook claiming that Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert, also known as Bobi Wine, has been elected president of Uganda is false. “Bobi Wine elected as the legitimate president of Uganda,” reads in part the claim posted on Facebook by the page […]
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Author: The ClarityDesk
Date: January 31, 2026
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FACT-CHECK: President Salva Kiir hasn’t dismissed his five vice presidents

Written by Rufina Isaac President Salva Kiir hasn’t dismissed his five vice presidents A claim (archived) making rounds on Facebook that South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has dismissed his five vice presidents and dissolved parliament is false. “President Kiir Mayardit dismissed five vice presidents and dissolved parliament as South Sudan’s precarious peace broke down,” partly reads […]
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Author: The ClarityDesk
Date: January 31, 2026
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FACT-CHECK: These images shared by South Sudan TMZ were not taken in Jonglei

Written by Salva Aleu Wol These images shared by South Sudan TMZ were not taken in Jonglei A Facebook post (archived) published by South Sudan TMZ shared graphic images of several dead bodies, claiming they showed civilians killed during alleged attacks in South Sudan’s Jonglei State, but the claim is false. The images, which were presented as recent […]
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Author: The ClarityDesk
Date: January 23, 2026
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FACT-CHECK: This photo of a police officer kneeling before the Presidential special envoy is…

Written by Gabriel Garang Garang This photo of a police officer kneeling before the Presidential special envoy is altered A viral Facebook image claiming that a police officer kneeled before the South Sudan presidential special envoy is AI-generated. The image was re-published by Gatkuoth Top, Deng Bol Aruai, Muoch Thurbil, Tearz Ayuen, and Voice of Juba Facebook […]
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Author: The ClarityDesk
Date: January 20, 2026
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FACT-CHECK: Stephen Par Kuol not endorsed by Troika as new SPLM/A-IO interim chair

Written by Ginaba Lino Stephen Par Kuol not endorsed by Troika as new SPLM/A-IO interim chair A Facebook post (archived) published on 13 January, 2026, by Anthony Carlo, claimed that a joint communique by Troika Countries and the European Union following an extraordinary meeting endorsed Stephen Par Kuol as the Interim Chairman of the South Sudan People’s […]
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Author: The ClarityDesk
Date: January 19, 2026
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FACT-CHECK: Uganda’s internet was not cut due to disturbance from a moving ship

Uganda’s internet was not cut due to disturbance from a moving ship A statement made by a Ugandan minister, Balaam Baruhagara — the Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs — that Uganda’s internet is off due to disturbances by a moving ship is false. UBC TV, the national broadcaster, posted a video of the minister on their X […]
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Author: Emmanuel Bida
Date: January 14, 2026
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SPLA-IO military spokesperson Lam Paul Gabriel not arrested in Uganda

The claim widely published on Facebook alleging that the military spokesperson of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement—In Opposition (SPLM-IO), Lam Paul Gabriel, has been arrested by the Ugandan Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) is false. “…for engaging in hostile media propagandas aimed at the destabilization of national security of South Sudan. He is currently being held […]
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Author: The ClarityDesk
Date: January 14, 2026
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FACT-CHECK: Warrap State Governor Bol Wek Agoth not relieved

Written by Salva Aleu Wol Warrap State Governor Bol Wek Agoth has not been relieved A viral social media claim alleging that South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has relieved Warrap State governor, Bol Wek Agoth and replaced him with Gen. Aleu Ayieny Aleu is false. The claim was published by Nation In Review, a Facebook page which further alleged that the chief […]
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