June 22, 2023
Uganda: No, Ugandan President Museveni Is Not Dead. 'State House Uganda' Tweet Announcing His Demise Is Fake
While president Yoweri Museveni contracted Covid-19, he is alive and well, according to official reports. Read more »
June 19, 2023
Kenya: No, Citizen TV Kenya Didn't Tweet About Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Getting Admitted to Intensive Care
IN SHORT: Uganda's long-term ruler contracted Covid-19, but claims that a popular Kenyan TV station reported of his worsening condition are false. Read more »
Uganda: Ignore False Claims That Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Is Dead
IN SHORT: Following his bout with a mild case of Covid-19, many social media posts claimed that Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni had died. This is not true. Read more »
May 29, 2023
Uganda: No, Ugandan Blogger Barista Timo Not Wanted By Police in Connection With Murder - Ignore Fake Poster
IN SHORT: Ugandan police have dismissed as fake a "wanted" poster of blogger Barista Timo, following the death of a prominent video blogger in the country. Read more »
April 28, 2023
Uganda: Uganda Cult Massacre Victims? No, Photo of an Oil Tanker Explosion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
IN SHORT: A graphic image of several charred bodies is being shared on social media in Kenya, with the claim it shows a sectarian massacre in Uganda in 2000. While the incident did… Read more »
Uganda: No, Ugandan State Minister Agnes Nandutu Didn't Try to Escape From Prison
IN SHORT: A scandal involving politicians skimming off roofing sheets meant for Uganda's poor continues to captivate the public. But claims that a minister, detained by the police,… Read more »
April 26, 2023
Kenya: Emaciated Victims of Kenyan Starvation 'Cult'? No, Photo From Uganda
IN SHORT: In a shocking story that has attracted international attention, the bodies of several members of a reclusive church have been exhumed in Kenya. But one photo making the… Read more »
March 30, 2023
Uganda: No Evidence of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's Tweets About Anti-Gay Law or Calling Us President an 'Idiot'
IN SHORT: An anti-gay rights law passed in Uganda has come under intense scrutiny. But an alleged row between its leader and Joe Biden has been trumped up. Read more »
March 09, 2023
South Africa: No, This Photo Doesn't Show a Crumbling Bridge Support in 2023 South Africa - It's From an Earthquake in Japan in 2004
IN SHORT: South Africans and Ugandans on social media were quick to claim a photo showing a damaged concrete pillar was down to vandalism. But this isn't true - the photo shows a… Read more »
February 17, 2023
Uganda: No, Image of Ugandan Opposition Leader Bobi Wine in Front of Gay Rights Banner Has Been Doctored
IN SHORT: Gay rights are controversial in Uganda, where homosexuality is outlawed. An image that seems to show a popular opposition leader in the country supporting LGBTQI rights… Read more »
February 10, 2023
Uganda: No, Uganda's Exams Board Hasn't 'Lost' Students' Crucial Results to Hackers - Tweet Fake
IN SHORT: The Twitter post could have students breaking out in a sweat. But the Uganda National Examinations Board didn't announce that its systems had been hacked. Mercifully, the… Read more »
Uganda: Cash Valentine's Gifts Risk Prison in Uganda? No, Warning Fake
IN SHORT: Ugandans who give money to their beloveds on Valentine's Day won't land up in prison. The "public notice" isn't from the Bank of Uganda. Read more »
January 18, 2023
Uganda: Beware Facebook Account Abusing Name of Uganda's Deputy Prisons Chief
IN SHORT: Five months after Samuel Akena was appointed as the new deputy commissioner general of prisons, a Facebook account with his name popped up. But it's not his. Read more »
January 10, 2023
Uganda: No, Makerere University Head Didn't Authorise Meddling in Election
IN SHORT: The chairperson of Makerere University represents the staff and alumni of the institution. A letter doing the rounds online, which claims management went all out in… Read more »
January 09, 2023
Uganda: Ignore Fake Tweet, Uganda National Exams Board Executive Didn't Say Form 4 Candidates Had Failed 2022 Exam
IN SHORT: Form 4 students in Uganda are awaiting their 2022 exam results with bated breath. A quote attributed to the examination board that they had all failed is mercifully a… Read more »
September 20, 2022
Uganda: No, Newspaper Didn't Report That First Family Hired Assassins to Kill Speaker of Parliament
IN SHORT: Uganda has recently been gripped by an alleged plot to assassinate the speaker of parliament. But a national newspaper did not report that the president's family was… Read more »
August 22, 2022
Uganda: No, Uganda Police Service Hasn't Dropped 100s of Recruits Over Document Fraud
An article apparently published by Ugandan news website Daily Express has been posted on Facebook, with the claim that the Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) has stopped hiring after… Read more »
August 02, 2022
Uganda: No, Nile Post Didn't Quote Ugandan Government Spokesperson Saying 'No Apology for Fools' After TV Altercation With Kampala Mayor
A Ugandan TV talk show recently threatened to degenerate into fisticuffs. Read more »
Uganda: No, Saturday Monitor Front Page Reporting Three-Day Ugandan Protest Against Inflation Is Fake
"UGANDANS TO STAY HOME FOR 3 DAYS," reads the headline of what appears to be the front page of Uganda's Saturday Monitor, circulating on Facebook in July 2022. Read more »
July 29, 2022
Uganda: Alarming Screenshot Linking Criminality to Ugandan Soldiers Is Fake
A screenshot of what seems to be a Facebook post by Uganda's Nile Post News has been posted on the platform, with the startling allegation that delays in paying soldiers has led… Read more »
July 11, 2022
Uganda: No, Nile Post Didn't Quote Ugandan First Lady and Minister Janet Museveni Dismissing Teachers' Demand for More Pay
A screenshot of a graphic posted on Facebook claims that the Ugandan minister of education and sports, Janet Museveni, has called out teachers for demanding higher salaries. Read more »
June 29, 2022
Uganda: Beware of Screenshot of Fake Tweet Attributed to Former Ugandan Police Boss Asan Kasingye
"I have served police for over 30 years and I'm forced to say this is the worst I've seen. I cannot work with a police that prides in torturing people. This is why I want to retire… Read more »