Fact-checks

FALSE: TikTok Video Misrepresents Japanese Prime Minister’s Speech as Message About Bobi Wine and Uganda

Background: Imagine a neighbour urgently calling you over, pointing at someone across the street, and…

Out of Context: Kagame’s Speech Misrepresented as Response to Bobi Wine’s Sanctions Call

The text suggests Kagame’s remarks were directly aimed at Bobi Wine; however, a closer look…

Misleading: No Publicly Available Evidence That Presidents Donald Trump And Kim Jong Un Agreed To Jointly Intervene In Uganda’s Politics, Militarily Or Otherwise

A social media post circulating on TikTok claims that the United States and North Korean President Kim…

Museveni has not appointed JB Walusimbi,, the former Buganda Prime Minister, as Vice President

A viral TikTok video claiming that President Museveni appointed Prof. John Baptist Walusimbi as Uganda’s…

FABRICATED: DAVID LEWIS RUBONGOYA NEVER TALKS ABOUT OUSTING PRESIDENT MUSEVENI FROM POWER

A post made on TikTok by @tashanatasha8 captioned “Our NUP footsoldiers & people power shouldn’t rely on Trump’s military…

Manipulated: President Trump never told Museveni to retire

A video posted on TikTok by  modernlif199 captioned “Trump telling Museveni to retire ”. The viral video…