Debunk Media Initiative

Hello Journalists and Fact-Checkers. Debunk Media Initiative is 🔜 relaunching Debunk Verifier in Uganda 🇺🇬 and we need your in put. Test our new features and tell us what you think about 🤖 Ask the Bot, 🔍 Search & Verify and Our Expert Tool or scroll through the data base of our fact-checks! #StayVerified #StopMisinformation #DebunkMediaInitiative #Journalism #FactChecking #StayVerified #StopMisinformation #DebunkMediaInitiative #Journalism #FactChecking @bbcmediaaction @nextmediaug @newvisionwire @observerug @NationMediaGrp

Obubaka bwona obukusa ku bunkenke buzibu okukwenenya nolwekyo kyamugaso nnyo okwekenenya nga tonabako gwogabana naye #TokilizaKuloba #DebunkMediaInitiative #stayverified #bbcmediaaction #stopdisinformation

Throwback to an unforgettable fact-checking training! 📸✨ Even months later, these moments still hit different , sharp minds that are learning how to spot fake news, question claims, and fight misinformation with confidence. The energy, the focus, and commitment to truth, never gets old. 💪 If you are tired of fake news, this is the kind of work that actually makes a difference. #FactCheckUg #FightMisinformation #MediaLiteracy #Throwback

Mu wiiki eno ekigambo ekyokubiri ekikusendasenda okugabana obubaka obutali butuufu “Tosilika, gabana n'omuntu gwosiinga okufaako oba okwagala” Mu kifo kyobutasilika sooka ofuune obukakafu, wekenenye olwo ogabanne ne bano obubaka obwamazima #TokilizaKuloba #DebunkMediaInitiative #StopDisinformation #BBCMediaAction

Sibuli mawulire nti gaba gesigamiziddwa ku mazima oba gekenyezebwa bulungi. Not every source of news is based on truth or has been verified #TokilizaKuloba #DebunkMediaInitiative #StopDisinformation #BBCMediaAction

Post election disinformation still roams your social media. But what if we said NO MORE? TOKILIZA KULOBA! 🚫🗣️ Stay tuned for a series videos that look into trends on social media that have potential to mislead you into making the wrong decision due to the disinformation they carry. #TokilizaKuloba #StopDisinformation #DebunkMediaInitiative #BBCMediaAction

Today we are happy to celebrate the incredible women on the Debunk Media Initiative Advisory Board. Your strength, wisdom, and guidance continueS to shape our work and inspire the fight against misinformation. Thank you for helping build a future and vision where truth, integrity, and credible information matters. #InternationalWomensDay #WomenInLeadership #Fact-Checking #DebunkMediaInitiative

We join the world in celebrating the remarkable women who shape powerful stories, amplify essential voices, and drive social change across communities. Happy Women's Day.

As we Honor and Celebrate Our CEO today , we are grateful for her vision, leadership, inspiration, towards Debunk Media Initiative this is a powerful reminder that women can achieve far beyond the limits society sets. #WomenInMedia #DebunkMediaInitiative #FactChecking

Behind every story, every idea, and every impact are women who show up with courage, creativity, and determination. Today we celebrate all the incredible women at Debunk Media Initiative. Happy Women’s Day. ✨ #InternationalWomensDay #WomenWhoLead #WomenInMedia

Episode 12 of our Fact Lens bulletin is out with @DivineMercyNal and @MulindwaCollins breaking down viral claims. Watch. Know the FACTS. Share #medialiteracy #ugelections2026 #factlensug

Helicopter Crash in Entebbe A viral video claimed a police helicopter crashed while searching for Bobi Wine. No official reports or credible evidence confirm any such crash. #VerifyFirst #Disinformation #FactLensUg

Episode 13 is here. Watch @DivineMercyNal and @MulindwaCollins break down the viral claims that dominated social media platforms between 25th-31st, January, 2026. #medialiteracy #ugelections2026 #factlensug

Meet our board of director. The team is looking forward to learning from her expertise tomorrow. #Capacitybuilding #DebunkMediaInitiative

Misinformation evolves. So should we. Our team shall be given a refresher a fact-checking session with a focus on better ways to deal with disinformation and misinformation. Who? Debunk staff members, volunteer and freelance fact-checker. #FactChecking #DebunkMediaInitiative #InformationLiteracy

A voice can be silenced. But truth echoes longer than power. Archbishop Janani Luwum stood when silence was safer. He spoke when fear ruled. And decades later, his courage still asks us a question: What are we willing to stand for? #JananiLuwum #FactOfTheDay #Courage

Stop Misinformation. Verify before you share. Use the Debunk Verifier to get your facts right. @bbcmediaaction infoverifier.debunkinitiative.org

Elections create noise and misinformation thrives in it. From viral videos, fake screenshots and fabricated court rulings, episode 9 of @factlensug exposes the tricks used to mislead Ugandans online during the election period. youtu.be/Q9gCbRJ5r_o?si…

You could have come across a viral video saying Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine) was forcibly driven to a polling station to vote, but that’s not accurate. This claim is MISLEADING and not supported by verified evidence. Full fact check ⏬ debunkinitiative.org/misleading-rob…