InThe ClarityDeskbyThe ClarityDesk·Mar 2FACT-CHECK: South Sudan didn’t reject a call for dialogue during the AU-C5 sessionEvidence from reliable sources shows that President Salva Kiir welcomed inclusive dialogue during his speech at the AU-C5 session in Addis…
InThe ClarityDeskbyThe ClarityDesk·Mar 2FACT-CHECK: Canada is not offering this summer scholarship for 2026The domain of the link circulating on WhatsApp bears a different name, and it is on an impostor website not affiliated with Toronto…
InThe ClarityDeskbyThe ClarityDesk·Feb 23FACT-CHECK: These images aren’t of rebels smuggling weapons in a coffin in South SudanThe images depict bandits in Nigeria who were apprehended along the Abuja highway while disguised as pastors
InThe ClarityDeskbyThe ClarityDesk·Feb 7Explainer: Why there is no single device that can “track hate speech” online in South SudanIdentifying people who spread hate speech or incite violence is a complex challenge that relies on software systems and international…
InThe ClarityDeskbyThe ClarityDesk·Feb 7FACT-CHECK: This photo of an Air Wing Sukhoi Su-30MK2 fighter jet is not from South SudanThe image has been on the internet since 2022, and it shows a Uganda People’s Defence Forces plane in the DR Congo
InThe ClarityDeskbyThe ClarityDesk·Jan 31FACT-CHECK: President Salva Kiir hasn’t dismissed his five vice presidentsWhile only the first vice president, who is currently on trial, remains suspended, the other four vice presidents continue to serve in…
InThe ClarityDeskbyThe ClarityDesk·Jan 31FACT-CHECK: These images shared by South Sudan TMZ were not taken in JongleiThe photos were taken in Nigeria and Burkina Faso in 2010 and 2024, respectively, and are therefore unrelated to events in Jonglei State
InThe ClarityDeskbyThe ClarityDesk·Nov 17, 2025FACT-CHECK: Former Vice President Benjamin Bol Mel is not deadBenjamin Bol Mel was in office on 12 November 2025, just hours before he was fired later that evening
InThe ClarityDeskbyThe ClarityDesk·Oct 25, 2025FACT-CHECK: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan not entirely closing downThe mission has been forced to cut operations by 15% due to the global funding crisis, but is not closing all operations
InThe ClarityDeskbyThe ClarityDesk·Sep 20, 2025FACT-CHECK: This picture of a man with quadruplets isn’t from YeiThe image that is gaining traction on the internet was first posted by a Facebook user in Burkina Faso
