The ClarityDeskSeptember 4, 2025
Fact-checker: Angelina Adut Akech
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 the ages of 18 and 40 More than 50,000 job opportunities,’’ reads the viral message shared on 21 August 2025 via a WhatsApp group.
Upon clicking the link, it takes a user to an application form with the banner message “WFP is a relief programme to save lives in emergencies by donating food assistance. It is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian development aid to all countries worldwide.’’
It also requests for personal information, the title, names, phone number, email, country and state. Asks to validate the name to continue and the level of education. Upon validating the name, it gives a congratulatory message of being qualified to work at the World Food Programme, with a process to share with 5 groups or 15 friends on WhatsApp to receive the appointment form page after the green bar is filled to receive a confirmation email or SMS after a successful application.
Screenshots showing the entire process of applying for the mass recruitment 2025 job
Debunking the Claim:
The message contains awkward phrasing and grammar mistakes, such as “More than 50,000 job opportunities’’ and “The 2025 RECRUITMENT form is available and recruitment has began’’
Official job announcements from the UN or its agencies are professionally written and clearly formatted.
The message is too good to be true because it is promising massive job openings of 50,000 with a broad age limit to all nationalities that is intended to attract as many victims as possible.
The claim is not true because when checking on the official website of the World Food Programme there are no 2025 mass recruitment announcements on WFP official career website. WFP only advertises legitimate job opportunities through its official channels.
The picture used on the imposter website was first published on 18 August 2021, World Humanitarian Day, and was taken from Mozambique, Cabo Delgado, when WFP was doing its humanitarian activities in the conflict-affected area as Wizno Nahnombe WFP Frontline worker, in Palma Village, during a violent attack in March, narrates the story (archived link)
Verifying the link (archived link) from Yandex, the picture is shown with a caption “Women receiving food assistance in 25 De Junho temporary accommodation centre in Cabo Delgado. Photo: WFP/ Julian Frank during World Humanitarian Day in Mozambique.’’
The suspicious URL when verified using Whois shows that it is an imposter website and not the official domain of the World Food Programme. Reputable international organisations do not use third party domain or link-shortening service for job applications. The domain has also recently been registered on 28th June 2024 and expiring on 28th June 2026.
Our Verdict:
The ClarityDesk has found a claim that the World Food Program (WFP) is conducting a mass recruitment for fifty thousand (50,000) jobs in 2025 to be false. The official Career website of WFP did not make such an announcement. The page in the image references a random domain, which is not affiliated with the UN or WFP. The message promises mass recruitment for all nationalities with a high number of 50,000 job opportunities and a broad salary range which is a red flag used by scams. Real WFP recruitment follows official UN platforms such as WFP with transparent vacancy notices, sector specific roles and application procedures.
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