"But whether 20,000, up to 150,000 or even 200,000 people have been killed since the start of the conflict in April 2023, it's clear that atrocities, including mass rape, have been committed on a huge scale in particular by the rebel paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which have been accused of genocide, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity by international actors including the United Nations and the government of the United States."
"Sometimes, the content is indeed accurate. Often, however, it's not Fake, misleading and artificially-generated content abound. "This war is also very much taking place on social media, where disinformation is being spread in the wildest forms," explains Volker Perthes, former Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Sudan from 2021-2023. "Depending on which side different activists are on, they blame the war and various massacres on the opposing side or on the US or the UN," he tells DW. "It's all very hate-filled.""
Precise death tolls from the Sudan civil war remain uncertain, with estimates ranging from 20,000 to as many as 200,000 since April 2023. Atrocities including mass rape have been committed on a huge scale, particularly by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which face accusations of genocide, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity from international actors such as the United Nations and the United States. Social media is flooded with content purporting to show these abuses, with a mix of authentic, misleading and artificially generated material. Viral posts sometimes misattribute or fabricate events, complicating accountability and public understanding.
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