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Author: Jibi Moses
Date: October 25, 2025
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FACT-CHECK: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan not entirely closing down

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 […]
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Author: Martin Mawut
Date: September 20, 2025
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FACT-CHECK: This is not a picture of a Cybertruck in Juba

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 […]
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Author: Jibi Moses
Date: September 20, 2025
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FACT-CHECK: This picture of a man with quadruplets isn’t from Yei

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 […]
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Author: Emmanuel Bida
Date: September 20, 2025
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FACT-CHECK: This image, allegedly of Luka Gathok Nyuon in detention, is misattributed

“…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, […]
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Author: Jibi Moses
Date: September 16, 2025
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FACT-CHECK: Angelo Taban not stranded in Uganda — he is for treatment

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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Author: Emmanuel Bida
Date: September 14, 2025
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FACT-CHECK: Deng Bol not flying to the moon — only his name will

Deng Bol not flying to the moon — only his name will The Kapital Press reported in a Facebook post that Deng Bol Aruai, a South Sudanese, “will be the first citizen of East Africa to fly to the moon for exploration in 2026,” but this is false. “The Chairman of the South Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, Dr. […]
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Author: Emmanuel Bida
Date: September 8, 2025
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FACT-CHECK: “Agriculture SMEs Grant Initiative 2025” circulating on Facebook is fake

No such initiative is being run by the ministry; the claim comes from a scam Facebook post A post circulating on Facebook claims that an “Agriculture Small and Micro Enterprises (SMEs) Grant Initiative 2025” is open for applications, with a link to apply online, but this is false. “The Agriculture Small and Micro Enterprises (SMEs) Grant Initiative 2025 […]
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Author: The ClarityDesk
Date: September 8, 2025
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FACT-CHECK: The Bebeto bus that caught fire was on the Kisumu highway

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 […]
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Author: The ClarityDesk
Date: September 4, 2025
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FACT-CHECK: WFP is not recruiting for 50,000 jobs via a viral WhatsApp link

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 […]
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Author: The ClarityDesk
Date: September 1, 2025
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FACT-CHECK: Trump is not giving out $ 200 grant for Africans

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 […]
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