The ClarityDeskNovember 9, 2025
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 […]
Jibi MosesNovember 9, 2025
A social media claim that Ateny Wek Ateny was picked by security for questioning is false. Nation in Review, an online page which describes itself as a media critic with over 46,000 followers, was formerly created in December 2022 with the name I Support President Kiir and changed its name to the current one in […]
The ClarityDeskNovember 2, 2025
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 […]
Jibi MosesNovember 2, 2025
The videos and images making the rounds on social media that the Tanzanian rioters have attacked Julius Nyerere International Airport are false. Gistlover, a Facebook page describing itself as a media/news company based in Lagos (Nigeria) with a following of over a million, posted the pictures (archived) and in less than 24 hours attracted over 9,000 reactions, over […]
Emmanuel BidaNovember 2, 2025
A widely shared post by the Facebook page Watchdog Press claims that the home of the Speaker of Parliament in Mbeya City, Tanzania, was set ablaze during election-related riots on Friday, 31 October 2025. The accompanying image supposedly depicted the burning residence, but the claim is false. Press enter or click to view image in full size A screenshot […]
Jibi MosesOctober 25, 2025
A claim made on social media platforms Facebook and WhatsApp that the United Nations Mission in South Sudan is closing down is false. A Facebook user posted (archived) on the 14th of Oct 2025 that “The UNMISS is closing doors in South Sudan.” The post that generated over 50 reactions, 30 comments and 5 shares was accompanied by […]
Martin MawutSeptember 20, 2025
This Cybertruck is not spotted in Juba A viral Facebook post by Insight Juba (archived) claiming that a Tesla Cybertruck worth $117,235 was spotted in Juba is false. The post appeared on Insight Juba on 9 September 2025, at 5:39 PM, on a Facebook page describing itself as one of the news and media websites in South Sudan […]
Jibi MosesSeptember 20, 2025
The image posted by Jonglei TV on Facebook claiming a man ran away after his wife gave birth to four children, three girls and a boy, is false. The post published on 19 September 2025, featured two pictures (archived) one with a young man donning a Cameroonian national football jersey with the four babies in front of him, attached to […]
Emmanuel BidaSeptember 20, 2025
“…Below is a photo of Cpt. Luka in detention…” reads a claim in a Facebook post on 18 September 2025 by Lam Paul Gabriel, SPLA-IO Spokesperson in which he announced the death of patriot Luka Gathok Nyuon, a protection officer of South Sudan’s suspended First Vice President Riek Machar. The same photo has been widely shared on Facebook here, here, […]
Jibi MosesSeptember 16, 2025
Angelo Taban not stranded in Uganda A claim widely circulated on Facebook and WhatsApp that Angelo Taban, a South Sudanese, is stranded in Uganda’s Butabika Hospital is false. The claim, which was published by Junub Eye (archived) and Yetunde Media (archived) and shared several times on closed social media like WhatsApp, garnered 319 reactions. 192 comments and 48 shares […]
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