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Circulating video purportedly taken in Chad
A video purportedly taken in Chad has been making rounds on different social media platforms. According to the poster, the video seeks to show the...
The information about Muhoozi Kainerugaba in the Wikipedia Screenshot being shared on Social Media is altered.
We found out that some of the statements in the screenshot are not in Muhoozi’s Wikipedia biography. On the official Wikipedia website, Muhoozi is described...
Fake letter regarding appointment of a new Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director for REA.
There is a fake letter regarding appointment of a new Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director for Rural Electrification Agency (REA). But the the Presidential...
Rumour of an alleged Demonstration by Buganda Youths at Bulange, Mengo.
There is a rumour that went into circulation on social media platforms claiming that the Buganda Youth were organising for a planned uprising at Bulange,...
Fake claim that Kabaka is being held hostage by SFC
CLaim by Kimbugwe Live that Kabaka Mutebi.is being held hostage is false. The claim was shared by Kimbugwe live on Facebook claiming that Kabaka Mutebi...
False statement purportedly by MP Zaake
Facebook post by INGO LIVE. The poster claims that Mityana member of parliament Zaake Francis said that, “let’s first finish Besigye and FDC then we...
False Tweet purported to have been made by Johnson Byabashaija regarding Kawempe North MP Elect Muhammad Ssegirinya’s Health deterioration.
In the fake tweet, it says that, “Ssegirinya’s health deterioration results from the first batch of AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine we experimented on the Kitalya prison...
False claim that president Museveni confiscated Kabaka’s passport
Clam that president Museveni confiscated Kabaka’s passport, being the reason he cant move out of country for treatment is false. This claim was made on...
False posts purported to have been made by the NUP president Robert Kyagulanyi aka “Bobi Wine” calling upon Makerere Students to vote for Judith Nalukwago.
In the posts, both on Facebook and Twitter, it says that “Every generation must have a mission. Nalukwago Judith has proved to be devoted to...