Reagan Kiyimba, a student in the Department of Journalism and Communication has won the 'Fact-check of the year by a student journalist', awarded by Africa Check. Kiyimba is a fourth-year journalism major.
According to the Africa Check website, Africa Check seeks to, "identify important public statements, interrogate the best available evidence and publish fact-checking reports to guide public debate". Kiyimba has, for a year now, contributed to this cause, with a team of young journalists under the umbrella of 'The Debunk Show', shepherded by the Media Challenge Initiative.
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