JamiiCheck
A citizen-centered approach in countering misinformation and disinformation Online and Offline by JamiiForums
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Wakuu ni kwanini Najaji hufanya kitendo hicho baada ya kutoa hukumu?
Are we really going back to the 8-4-4 system, did the court order this
Ni ukweli kuwa Sifuna atawania urais 2032 na sio 2027
A video circulating on social media showing snakes raining from the sky.
Claim
A Facebook post by Jungle Man UG claims that Ruhamya Kainerugaba, son of Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, instructed Vice President Jessica Alupo to surrender her official vehicle, stop using the title “Vice President” across all platforms and report herself in person immediately.
What we know
•Ruhamya Kainerugaba is the son of CDF Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba and a grandson of President Yoweri Museveni.
•Graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in August 2026.
•On October 20, 2026, President Museveni commissioned him as a Second Lieutenant at the Uganda Military Academy in Kabamba.Here
Findings
•In a message shared on his Instagram Story, Ruhamya displayed screenshots of up to eight accounts...
Claim
A circulating Video shows Ugandan- Matege’s homemade “Chopper Fighter Jet 136” flying as a functional aircraft.
Video:
The video has been widely used on social media to claim that Matege successfully built and flew a homemade fighter jet.
What we know
•It is true that Matege, from Kasambira Trading Centre in Kamuli District, built a homemade craft using scrap metal and wheels.
•It is also true that the craft crashed during testing, leaving Matege with injuries.
Findings
JamiiCheck analysed the original pictures and found that;
• The craft had a motorcycle tyre at the front, while the side tyres were bicycle tyres,here. In the circulating video, all the tyres appear to be motorcycle tyres.
Original footage- Bicycle side...
WAkuu hivi haya madai kuwa kufunga ni njia bora ya kupunguza uzito ni ya kweli?
Tunachokijua
Claim
A Video circulating on X shows a leopard attacking people on a highway, suggesting that the incident happened near Soroti University in Uganda and tags the Uganda Wildlife Authority.
VIDEO:
What we know
•It is true that three leopards were spotted near Soroti University in Uganda, prompting concern among residents and the university community. Read on Jamiiforums -Uganda
•The viral highway video, however, is unrelated to the Soroti sightings.
•JamiiCheck traced the footage to Davangere, Karnataka, India, in September 2026.(View Here)
The video shows an injured leopard that had been hit by a vehicle attacking a forest official during a rescue operation.
•Indian forest officials later tranquillised the animal...
Tunachokijua(What we Know):
Ofwono Opondo (OO), the National Resistance Movement (NRM) MP representing older persons in eastern Uganda, had already challenged the conduct of security agencies in Parliament.
During a debate on missing persons and alleged human rights violations on October 22, 2026, he pressed the government to explain how security officers were carrying out arrests and called for an investigation into alleged abuses.
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, later gave Opondo seven days to apologise “on his knees”, after Opondo questioned the circumstances of former deputy army chief Peter Elwelu’s surrender.
Claim:
A post circulating on x by account iamthezad claims that OO is feared dead after he...
Tunachokijua
Claim
A video circulating on Tiktok claims that President Yoweri Museveni recently met former Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, suggesting that she is doing badly following her departure from the Speakership.
Video:
What we know
•The circulating video uses an Authentic Old Video that dates back to November,2025 in Ngora District - Eastern Uganda.
•Using Google Reverse Image Search and other verification tools, JamiiCheck traced the original image to a video of Museveni 's Campaign rally in Ngora District on 4 November 2025.
Original Footage:
•Museveni was campaigning across the Teso sub-region ahead of the 2026 general elections. Among, who was then Speaker of Parliament and Bukedea Woman MP, attended the rally...
Wakuu naomba kuuliza, anachokisema huyu mama kwamba hata kama bikra ya mwanamke ilitolewa muda mrefu? Anasema hata kama mwanamke amezaa watoto sita bikra yake inaweza kurudi bado.
Hii ni kweli au anatupoteza huyu?
Madai yamekuwa yakisambaa kwenye mitandao ya kijamii yakisema kuwa dawa ya allergy aina ya cetirizine inaweza kutumika “kubana uke”, huku baadhi ya wanawake wakishauriwa hata kuingiza vidonge hivyo ndani ya uke.
Madai hayo yameenea kwa kasi kiasi cha kuripotiwa kuongezeka kwa mahitaji ya cetirizine katika baadhi ya maduka ya dawa nchini.
Lakini je, cetirizine kweli inaweza kubana uke?
This graphic has been circulating in different social media platforms including X and facebook, but what are the facts about this
Wakuu nimekutana na hii picha imekuwa na ukakasi kidgo
Jeshi la Polisi nchini Kenya limesema tuhuma za kutekwa kwa Twaha Mwaipaya, raia wa Tanzania na mwanaharakati, zinahitaji uchunguzi wa kina ili kubaini ukweli wa tukio hilo.
Katika taarifa iliyotolewa Nairobi, Oktoba 27, 2026, polisi wamesema taarifa za awali zinaonesha kuwa Mwaipaya aliripotiwa kuwa katika makazi ya Hilda Newton, huku wakisisitiza kuwa mazingira ya uwepo wake eneo hilo na matukio yaliyotangulia madai ya kutekwa yanahitaji kuchunguzwa kwa umakini.
Soma Pia: Twaha Mwaipaya atekwa na watu 'wasiojulikana' jijini Nairobi, Kenya
Jeshi hilo limeonya dhidi ya kusambaza taarifa za uongo, kuhariri maudhui ya kidijitali kwa nia ya kupotosha au kueneza madai ambayo hayajathibitishwa, likisema hatua hizo zinaweza kusababisha...