Is the Uganda Express Highway the most expensive road 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.
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
An X post by the Kampala Journal News (KJNews), an online platform claiming that Pastor Aloysius Bugingo, launched “holy soda” that costs fifty thousand Ugandan shillings (UGX 50,000) for a bottle, is FALSE. A photo collage of the pastor and a few other people posing with cartons of soda was attached to the post, garnering
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
But he did suggest that Hon. Zaake apologises to him. An X post by The Kampala Journal News, an online platform claiming that Kilak North Member of Parliament, Hon. Anthony Akol threatened to storm Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament, Hon. Francis Zaake’s home in Mityana and hit him if he did not apologise to him,
An X post by The Kampala Journal (KJNews), an online publication claiming that the New Zealander and content creator – Reid Samuel James alias Muzungu Boda was deported after it was discovered by the Chief Military Intelligence (CMI) that he was a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Spy, is FALSE. The post was shared on Monday,
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
The common phenomenon lately of “whether AI is up for our jobs” got us wondering what that means for the Fact-checking practice, which if we are being blunt, has not been fully appreciated like other media-related jobs. Fact Checkers from all around rely on their vast experience in research and information analysis, to uncover intricate
A video posted on TikTok claiming that Ugandan journalist Dean Lubowa Saava was shot dead near a hotel in Kampala is FALSE. Images of the journalist are used in the video in addition to another image in which individuals, some wearing attire similar to that of the anti-terrorism police, are seen. Some of the photos have Daily Monitor newspaper
The clip has been edited to create a conspiracy theory. A post on X (formerly Twitter), with a video claiming to show The Simpsons predicting a monkeypox outbreak is FALSE. The clip shows…
A photo of Bobi Wine on CBC radio with LGBTQ wording has been shared widely on the internet, with different captions that suggest that Bobi Wine is pro-LGBTQ, as seen here, here,…
This post shared on X formerly Twitter on 3rd June 2024 claims that it has been discovered that the World Health Organization was injecting Ugandans and Kenyans with a tetanus vaccine that…
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…
An X post by the Kampala Journal News (KJNews), an online platform claiming that Pastor Aloysius Bugingo, launched “holy soda” that costs fifty thousand Ugandan shillings (UGX 50,000) for a bottle, is…
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),…
