Fact-checks
FALSE: Bank of Uganda has not banned the Shs1,000, Shs20,000 or Shs50,000 notes

Claim: A TikTok video claims that the Bank of Uganda (BoU) is not aware of…
MISLEADING: The article takes a genuine regional food-security emergency in Karamoja and presents it as a broader national crisis.

CLAIM: “Why is Uganda experiencing a food crisis?” The claim appeared in an Al Jazeera…
False: There is no evidence that Childhood Immunisation Campaigns In Uganda Is A Foreign Plot To Harm Children Or Make Them Poor

Claim A TikTok video posted by Katendenock circulating in Uganda claims that upcoming childhood immunisation…
FALSE: Jumia Uganda Is Not Giving Out €3500

Claim: A WhatsApp message circulating online claims that people can receive €3,500 by clicking a…
False. The video falsely claims that NBS Television announced the death of UPDF spokesperson Maj. Gen. Felix Kulayigye.

Claim A TikTok video combines footage of UPDF spokesperson Maj. Gen. Felix Kulayigye with an…
False: No evidence the IRGC ordered all civilians in Gulf countries to evacuate immediately

Claim A TikTok video circulating online claims that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued…