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Claim
A picture Circulating on social media shows Kampala’s downtown area heavily flooded after the heavy downpour on September 17, with people appearing to sail through the city in boats.
What we know
•Kampala experienced heavy rainfall on September 17, which caused flooding in several parts of the city, including areas around the downtown business district. read here.
•We traced the photo used in the viral post to its original source using Google reverse Image search and the Visual Matches found that it was extracted from an authentic Video by Galaxy FM that shows the real footage of the flooding in Kampala on September 17. Watch here.
Original Image from the Galaxy FM Video.
Altered Image
•The image was altered and presented to exaggerate the extent of the flooding, making it appear as though people were sailing boats through Kampala streets.
•The post also includes a voice-over from an NTV report about the heavy downpour and flooding in Kampala. This makes the altered image appear to be authentic footage from the event.
Verdict: MISLEADING
Kampala did experience flooding after the September 17 downpour, but the image circulating online has been altered and does not accurately represent the situation at the location shown.
