| Title: | CNN didn’t report that Uganda’s president said it would be ‘disgusting’ to support Ukraine |
| URL: | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/oct/24/viral-image/no-evidence-cnn-reported-ugandas-president-said-it/ |
| Publisher: | PolitiFact |
| Date published: | October 24, 2022 |
| Description: | Uganda’s president came out as an early supporter of russia but this is not a real CNN headline. The post appears to be an altered screenshot of a 2014 story on CNN’s website. The story features a paused video of Museveni in which he appears wearing the same outfit and in front of the same background as the image of him in the Instagram post. We found no credible news reports or other sources documenting Museveni as saying it would be disgusting to support Ukraine. We rate that claim False. |
CNN didn’t report that Uganda’s president said it would be ‘disgusting’ to support Ukraine
Uganda's president came out as an early supporter of russia but this is not a real CNN headline.
The post appears to be an altered screenshot of a 2014 story on CNN's website. The story features a paused video of Museveni in which he appears wearing the same outfit and in front of the same background as the image of him in the Instagram post.
We found no credible news reports or other sources documenting Museveni as saying it would be disgusting to support Ukraine.
We rate that claim False.
