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Social media posts accuse international journalists of being CIA agents

Civic Space & Media Freedom Single source Uganda (national) 3 Nov 2020 Severity: 2/5

The FCAU petition says images of international journalists were shared online with false claims that they were CIA agents posing as journalists, and that the claims were later shared from a Twitter account belonging to former army spokesman Col. Paddy Ankunda, who deleted the tweet after complaints. FCAU said such claims endanger accredited journalists.

A national event, not tied to one district.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

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