Here is today’s roundup of fact-checks across Africa:
Claim: A young man beaten for allegedly being gay in Uganda.
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Dubwa
Claim: Inflation rate in Nigeria jumped from 1.4% in 2019 to 21.8% in January 2023
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Dubawa
Claim: Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, aka Bobi Wine, reading a book on the achievements of Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba
Verdict: FALSE
Source: Pesa Check