{"id":45207,"date":"2025-03-06T03:21:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T08:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/old-ugandan-campaign-rally-falsely-linked-to-besigye-protests-in-2025\/06\/03\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-03-06T03:21:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T08:21:22","slug":"old-ugandan-campaign-rally-falsely-linked-to-besigye-protests-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/old-ugandan-campaign-rally-falsely-linked-to-besigye-protests-in-2025\/06\/03\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Ugandan campaign rally falsely linked to Besigye protests in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><span>Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye remains in custody awaiting trial on security-related charges after he was allegedly abducted in Kenya in November 2024 and sent home. To protest his detention, Besigye\u2019s supporters and human rights activists have staged demonstrations in Kenya and Uganda to have him released amid reports of his deteriorating health. A post shared on X claims to show a video from one of these protests held in Uganda\u2019s capital Kampala in February 2025. But this is false; the footage was taken in the town of Mbale during a campaign rally for opposition politician Bobi Wine in September 2023.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>\u201c\u2018Release Besigye\u2019 protests in Kampala,\u201d reads an X <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/7LPG-DNMM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>post<\/span><\/span><\/a> published on February 20, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot of the false post, taken on February 28, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>In the video, a large crowd of people in red slowly make their way along a street while waving flags, as a motorcade passes between them. Loud music and singing can be heard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>The post has been shared and liked more than 1,000 times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Besigye is an outspoken critic of President Yoweri Museveni and over the years he has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newvision.co.ug\/news\/1411910\/arrested-jailed-times-besigye\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:arrested;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>arrested<\/span><\/span><\/a> and jailed multiple times (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/Q9ZP-HWJ4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>After he was allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/articles\/kenya-condemned-over-suspected-kidnap-of-uganda-politician-58915635\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:abducted;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>abducted<\/span><\/span><\/a> in Kenya last year, Besigye\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/uganda-opposition-leader-besigye-appears-in-military-court-78bc1596\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:appeared;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>appeared<\/span><\/span><\/a> in a military court in Kampala on November 20, 2024, with his longtime ally and co-accused Hajj Obeid Lutale (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/EU7L-CL3U\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/8YHL-CGXF\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Both have denied charges related to breaches of security and unlawful possession of firearms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Concerns about Besigye\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/hunger-striking-uganda-opposition-figure-besigye-appears-in-court-c2c97d4b\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:deteriorating;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>deteriorating<\/span><\/span><\/a> health prompted demonstrations for his release in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u1Hx-VYOm3Q\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kenya;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>Kenya<\/span><\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r0VV9_1pMQ8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Uganda;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>Uganda<\/span><\/span><\/a> in February 2025 (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/ULB8-SHE5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/F9CH-66T6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/V7SY-Y7GZ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>However, the post claiming the video shows the pro-Besigye protests in Kampala is false.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><span>Bobi Wine rally<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>AFP Fact Check conducted <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.36RH9NV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reverse image searches;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>reverse image searches<\/span><\/span><\/a> on keyframes from the clip and found a live stream of the same event <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/66lLtvDZny4?t=1898\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:published;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>published<\/span><\/span><\/a> on YouTube by \u201cBCM Uganda\u201d on September 6, 2023 (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/Y3NU-3F7F\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>The BCM Uganda channel publishes content about the opposition party National Unity Platform (NUP) and its leader Bobi Wine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>The video is titled: \u201cLIVE: H.E PRESIDENT BOBI WINE LIVE MBALE EDITION.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Mbale is a city in Uganda\u2019s Eastern Region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>AFP Fact Check matched identical shop signs for a Tecno, Calcare Service and a laboratory in both videos.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshots comparing the false post (left) and the YouTube live stream published in 2023&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"381\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/f_.TGlVZnp5tiEI5CEVb6g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTM4MQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/8fcfe500890b5097d6216719c33e90ca\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshots comparing the false post (left) and the YouTube live stream published in 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Carlcare_TECNO+Infinix+itel+Phone+Repair+Service+Mbale\/@1.075275,34.1763218,3a,90y,157.11h,78.14t\/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sAF1QipOBJ9b92ipHUsXhUnJ-uLBvWFXWg61cVAUsGO6y!2e10!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOBJ9b92ipHUsXhUnJ-uLBvWFXWg61cVAUsGO6y%3Dw900-h600-k-no-pi11.85662688175853-ya157.1134813054814-ro0-fo100!7i7200!8i3600!4m16!1m8!3m7!1s0x1778b7f3814e3d6f:0x519defaefa74fda8!2sCarlcare_TECNO+Infinix+itel+Phone+Repair+Service+Mbale!8m2!3d1.0750335!4d34.1761034!10e5!16s%2Fg%2F11vr0ssmdg!3m6!1s0x1778b7f3814e3d6f:0x519defaefa74fda8!8m2!3d1.0750335!4d34.1761034!10e5!16s%2Fg%2F11vr0ssmdg?authuser=0&amp;entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDIyNi4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Google Maps;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>Google Maps<\/span><\/span><\/a>, we established the video was shot along Plot 10 Pallisa Road in Mbale, more than 220 kilometres from Kampala.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>The rally was part of Wine\u2019s NUP nationwide <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NUP_Ug\/status\/1694373150996283766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1694373150996283766%7Ctwgr%5Ecee1e0aab98b4a65284637ce632c69ffe3090939%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.co.ug%2Fbobi-wine-announces-nationwide-mobilization-campaign%2F\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:mobilisation;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>mobilisation<\/span><\/span><\/a> tour (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/H8QC-3VKC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Wine, whose dominant party colour is red, also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bobiwine\/p\/Cw25-NjLHhU\/?img_index=6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:published;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>published<\/span><\/span><\/a> images from the rally on his Instagram account (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/5T4N-QMK4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Other Ugandan\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/whispereyenews.com\/2023\/09\/07\/mbale-people-are-fed-up-with-the-museveni-regime-they-want-it-out-says-bobi-wine\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:media;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>media<\/span><\/span><\/a> outlets also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ugstandard.com\/photos-bobi-wine-paints-mbale-red-earns-himself-bugisu-endorsement\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reported;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>reported<\/span><\/span><\/a> on the Mbale rally (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/HK8Y-V95J\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/SF35-25GD\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><span><span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/old-ugandan-campaign-rally-falsely-081432966.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link 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