Misleading photo claiming to show Ugandan police officer brutally beating a protester
A post was shared on Facebook containing a photo that shows a police man who appears to be beating and stamping a male protester in...
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Claim that photo showing a woman bleeding from the head during protests was taken in Uganda
A tweet with two photos was shared showing a woman bleeding from the head and another one showing what looks like a police man choking...
NUP claims five people shot dead in Nakifuma, Mukono rally
The National Unity Platform [NUP] of Bobi Wine claims that five people were shot dead by police during his campaign rally in Nakifuma, Mukokono on...
Misleading messages alleging an ongoing Voter Registration Exercise being conducted by by the Electoral Commission
On 21st November 2020, there is a misleading WhatsApp message that went viral claiming that the Electoral Commission was carrying out Voter Registration (21st November...
Misleading image showing an assemblage of Hon.Kyagulanyi supporters
There’s an image that purportedly claims to have been taken in Uganda during National Unity Platform presidential aspirant Robert Kyagulanyi a.k.a Bobiwine campaigns. The image...
Claim that President Museveni asked first son Muhoozi to recalibrate plan to assassinate Bobi Wine
A twitter account using names of Betty Lubega shared a post claiming that President Museveni had asked his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba to recalibrate a plan...
Image of a sobbing woman seeking cover from police was not taken from Uganda.
This is the image which has been making rounds on numerous WhatsApp groups together with other images from the November 19 2020 in Kampala. However,...
Image claimed to have been taken during Free Bobiwine protests in Gulu district
There’s an image that was posted on a Facebook page in the names of Tom Voltaire Okwalinga claiming it was taken in Uganda. The image...
Photo claiming dislodged road taken in Uganda?
There is an image that has been making rounds on social media showing a peeled road purportedly to have been taken in Uganda. The image...