Pause Before You Share
Rumours move faster than truth — and in South Sudan, a false message can cost lives.
View photo: Participants listening at a workshop
The habit
- 1Who made this?
- 2Who gains if I share it?
- 3Who gets hurt if it is false?
Correcting a rumour
Lead with the truth. Don’t repeat the false claim in a way that spreads it further. Be kind — people share rumours because they are afraid, not because they are bad.
Check with South Sudanese fact-checkers
- #defyhatenow — [TBD: link to be verified by the team]
- 211Check — [TBD: link to be verified by the team]