The comparative analysis of three “contested truths” around COVID-19 in East Africa demonstrates that knowledge is a product of knotted, uneven, and disputed epistemological practices tied to structures of power. Lee, Meek, and Katumusiime examine: (1) the construction of a pan-African skepticism of COVID-19 that drew on anti-imperialist discourses; (2) social media posts through which Tanzanian digital publics critically evaluated steam inhalation as an alternative therapeutic for COVID-19; and (3) the resistance by many Ugandans to complying with public health measures such as lockdowns. “Contested truths” is used as an analytical framework to center the specificity and situatedness of truth-making in East Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic.

对东非关于 COVID-19 的三个“有争议的事实”的比较分析表明，知识是与权力结构相关的复杂、不平衡和有争议的认识论实践的产物。 Lee、Meek 和 Katumusiime 研究了：(1) 利用反帝国主义话语构建了泛非对 COVID-19 的怀疑论； (2) 社交媒体帖子，坦桑尼亚数字公众通过这些帖子对蒸汽吸入作为 COVID-19 的替代疗法进行了批判性评估； (3)许多乌干达人抵制遵守封锁等公共卫生措施。 “有争议的真相”被用作分析框架，以集中关注 COVID-19 大流行期间东非真相制定的特殊性和情境性。