Fact-checks

Fact Lens: Tracking and Fact Checking Election Misinformation in Uganda

Uganda is currently in an active and vibrant electoral season as it gears up for…

FAKE X(Twitter) Post attributed to Jim Spire Ssentongo

Claim A post by a user Ngabirano Grace on X, formerly known as twitter shared…

Africa’s Information Defenders Unite: Reflections from the 2025 Africa Facts Summit in Senegal

When fact-checkers, journalists, and truth advocates from across the continent gathered in Dakar, Senegal, for…

AI and Uganda’s Elections: The Next Battle for Truth

When Ugandans go to the polls next year (2026), the stories that shape public opinion…

MISLEADING: Uganda Has Not Experienced Massive Floods As Depicted In A Viral TikTok video

A viral TikTok video circulating on the internet with over 20.8k likes and 25.7k views…

Misleading: The Ugandan Supreme Court Has Not Ruled That Women Can Now Legally Marry Two Husbands

A TikTok video making the rounds on social media claiming that Uganda’s Supreme Court has…