The ClarityDeskDecember 20, 2025
Written by: Rufina Isaac Benjamin Bol Mel is not dead A Facebook public page posted on 11 November 2025 a photo of Benjamin Bol Mel with the caption “RIP” indicating that he is dead, but the claim is false. “Bad new at this morning Bol mel Rip,” the post by Facebook user Vivi William reads in part. It was widely […]
Jibi MosesDecember 3, 2025
A claim making rounds that the Mayor of Juba City Council, Christopher Sarafino Wani Swaka (archived), was arrested by the National Security is false. The post (archived) published by Juba TV, an online news outlet with a Facebook page, claimed a citywide vendor-clearance operation ordered by Juba City Mayor Christopher Sarafino Swaka has escalated into violence, with eyewitnesses reporting several fatalities during […]
The ClarityDeskNovember 16, 2025
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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