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Is the Uganda Express Highway the most expensive road in the world?

Former presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye quoted in his tweet that the express highway in Uganda is the most expensive in the world.

Yes, it was really expensive to have it done but does it still stand as the most expensive road?

Our fact-checkers and producers from Debunk Media Initiative bring you some facts in this episode of The Debunk Show.

Watch to the end to have some factual knowledge of the road construction sector as we demystify these statements.

Debunk Media Initiative

Uganda's first premier fact-checking show

A fact checking organization & show series that aims at breaking the cycle of misinformation and fakenews through multi-media projects

Fact-checking claims about the development of the COVID-19 vaccine in Uganda/ An Explainer

Source: Ugandan journalist Daniel Lutaaya (September 2022) Verdict: Claim 1: Correct/ Claim 2: Exaggerated  As the world debated the Covid 19 pandemic, after former US President Joe Biden in September 2022 controversially declared that the “pandemic is over”, doubt within the Ugandan scene about the availability and validity of the COVID-19 vaccine that was being

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Fact-checking Distorted Images of Raymond Mujuni on social media platforms

Verdict: False’ AI-Generated Images and Defamation  Source: Mutebi Kabaka, Instagram and Facebook   The Claim  Distorted images of Raymond Mujuni are continuously being circulated on different social media platforms. The images are assembled in article format, and in a manner that suggests a layout of the Daily Monitor, but also perhaps “Mutebi Kabaka” being an

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Out of Context and Misleading: The Photo of Winnie Banyima And Director of Public Prosecution Jane Frances Abodo Is From Another Incident

An X post by the Kampala Journal News (KJNews) claiming that  Winnie Byanyima the Executive Director of the United Nations AIDS program, in desperation met with the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Jane Frances Abodo to seek her help over her husband, Dr Kizza Besigye’s case is out of context KJNews, while updating a story

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THE LAUNCH OF DEBUNK INFORMATION VERIFIER APPLICATION

On the 2nd of October, 2024, Debunk Media Initiative marked a major milestone in the fight against misinformation and disinformation with the official launch of the Debunk Information Verifier Mobile Application.  It was held during the highly anticipated Media Viability Talks of the Media Challenge Initiative through a collaborative effort of the U.S. Mission Uganda

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