Post Grid – Style 9

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),…

PARTIALLY FALSE: Hon. Akol Did Not Threaten To Storm Hon. Zaake’s Home  To Hit Him If He Didn’t Apologies

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…

FALSE: Muzungu Boda Was Not Deported Because He Is A CIA Spy But Due To Visa Complications

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…

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…

A NECESSARY  BALANCE OF AI AND FACT-CHECKING 

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…