“Bukoto South Member of Parliament Twaha Kagabo, polled two votes in the National Resistance Movement (NRM) primary elections held on 17 July 2025”
PesaCheck rated this: False
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“Kyabazinga of Busoga kingdom, Gabula Nadiope IV, bowing before Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni to receive vehicle donation”
PesaCheck rated this: Altered
“a video supposedly of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni reacting to his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto’s ‘shoot on the leg’ directive”
PesaCheck rated this: False
“the Electoral Commission of Uganda’s ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) nullified Bosmic Otim’s nomination for the Bardege-Layibi Constituency candidacy”
PesaCheck rated this: Fake
“post claiming that Uganda has banned TikTok”
PesaCheck rated this: False
“post on TikTok claiming that the World Food Programme (WFP) is recruiting for various positions in Uganda”
PesaCheck rated this: Hoax
“TikTok post claiming that Americans have been stopped from travelling to Uganda”
PesaCheck rated this: False
“post on TikTok claiming that Ugandan medical doctor Spire Kiggundu, brother to activist Spire Ssentongo, was gunned down”
PesaCheck rated this: False
“TikTok post claiming that Uganda’s Finance Minister Matia Kasaija resigned after reading the 2025/2026 budget”
PesaCheck rated this: False
“screenshot of a directive purportedly issued by Uganda’s Ministry of Works and Transport about vehicle usage”
PesaCheck rated this: Satire
“TikTok post claiming to show a bomb explosion in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, in June 2025”
PesaCheck rated this: False
“post on TikTok claiming that the State Minister in charge of Youth and Children Affairs in Uganda, Balaam Barugahare, has resigned”
PesaCheck rated this: False
“link being circulated within WhatsApp groups in Uganda, claiming the country’s Electoral Commission (EC) is recruiting”
PesaCheck rated this: Hoax
“TikTok post claiming that Kampala Central Division Member of Parliament Muhammad Nsereko has launched his own political party as he eyes the 2026 presidency”
PesaCheck rated this: Partly False
“post on TikTok claiming to show news reports about a surge in COVID-19 cases in Uganda in June 2025”
PesaCheck rated this: False
“link shared in WhatsApp groups in Uganda, claiming that the Sudhir Ruparelia Foundation is offering business grants”
PesaCheck rated this: Hoax
“video on TikTok claiming that former Ugandan Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Mathias Mpuuga, joined the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party”
PesaCheck rated this: Altered
“video on TikTok claiming to show United States President Donald Trump advising Ugandans to reject an apology by President Yoweri Museveni and his wife”
PesaCheck rated this: Altered
“post on X (formerly Twitter) with an image claiming to show a Ugandan chicken seller caught trading marabou storks as chicken in Lukaya”
PesaCheck rated this: False
“TikTok post claiming that an election in Uganda was cancelled after Kenyans participated in the exercise”
PesaCheck rated this: Partly False