FALSE: This photo of people running away from police was taken in South Africa, not Uganda
FALSE: This photo of people running away from police was taken in South Africa, not Uganda

A Facebook post claiming that photo showing a cloud of smoke and people running was taken in Uganda, is FALSE.

The post says the image was captured around Mpanga central market, in the Fort Portal City, Uganda, moments after the arrival of presidential aspirant Robert Kyagulanyi in the area.

On November 23, the Kyadondo East legislator and flagbearer for the National Unity Platform (NUP) party took his campaign to the districts of Kyegegwa and Kyenjojo, before holding a rally in Fort Portal City — where the Mpanga market is located.

His campaigns were met by the heavy police presence, and officers reportedly fired teargas occasionally to disperse supporters that contravened the ban on gatherings of more than 200 people as a measure against COVID-19.

The post suggests that the photo of people running after what looks like a teargas canister was lobbed, was taken at the Mpanga Central market located in Fort Portal city, Kabarole district, during this campaign trail.

However, a Google reverse image search indicates that the photo was taken in Gauteng province, South Africa in August, 2014.

It was taken near the Heatherly Cemetery in Mamelodi East, following fracas over a housing controversy, and credited to Oupa Mokoena of Pretoria News. Police were ‘forced’ to use a stun-grenade to disperse the crowd, sending people running for cover.

PesaCheck has looked into a claim that a photo showing people running from what seems to be a teargas explosion at the Mpanga Central market in Uganda, and finds it to be FALSE.
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['Elections', 'Police Brutality', 'Bobi Wine', 'Campaign', 'Uganda']