The Independent Uganda: media bias and reliability
The Independent Uganda: is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 13 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Independent Uganda: biased?
The Independent Uganda: is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Independent Uganda: left or right?
The Independent Uganda: is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is The Independent Uganda: reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for The Independent Uganda:. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What The Independent Uganda: has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Independent Uganda:’s own report linked underneath.
Gold prices surpassed $4,000 per ounce and silver neared $52 as the US dollar index dropped to a five-week low. Markets reacted to potential Democratic control of Congress and geopolitical tensions.
The Independent Uganda: reported it asDemocrats projected to win U.S. Congress in midterm elections (opens The Independent Uganda: in a new tab)
Democrats are projected to win a majority in the House of Representatives and have taken control of the Senate following the US midterm elections. The results mark a significant setback for Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
The Independent Uganda: reported it asDemocrats projected to win U.S. Congress in midterm elections (opens The Independent Uganda: in a new tab)
Iranian state media reported hearing five explosions on Qeshm Island, near Bandar Lengeh in Hormozgan province. Some residents reported seeing two aircraft in the sky. No official confirmation of the source has been released.
The Independent Uganda: reported it asUS strikes Iranian island of Qeshm, WSJ says (opens The Independent Uganda: in a new tab)
Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson has claimed the Trump administration could launch a nuclear strike on Iran within days. He alleged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pressuring President Trump to attack an underground facility known as 'Pickax Mountain'. Carlson did not provide evidence for his claims.
The Independent Uganda: reported it asWhy Trump is under 'nuclear' pressure from Israel's Netanyahu (opens The Independent Uganda: in a new tab)
China's Communist Party began its Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee in Beijing on October 26. President Xi Jinping opened the meeting, which is scheduled to last four days and focuses on enhancing party discipline and self-governance.
The Independent Uganda: reported it asHow a ruling party rules itself - CPC's perspective (opens The Independent Uganda: in a new tab)
Russia has indicated readiness to resume trilateral talks with Ukraine and the United States after November 4. Presidential adviser Yuri Ushakov described the potential next round as exploratory, suggesting initial meetings might not yield significant outcomes.
The Independent Uganda: reported it asWill new Russia-Ukraine talks deliver peace? (opens The Independent Uganda: in a new tab)
Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov said Europe should be included in peace talks regarding Ukraine, stating the US has failed to pressure Kyiv into an agreement. Russia is ready to resume trilateral talks after November 4, while Ukrainian negotiators agreed to a technical meeting in early November.
The Independent Uganda: reported it asWill new Russia-Ukraine talks deliver peace? (opens The Independent Uganda: in a new tab)
HSBC Group Chief Executive Georges Elhedery stated that investments in alternative logistics routes could make the Strait of Hormuz redundant within five years. The strategic waterway previously handled a fifth of global oil and LNG trade, but regional conflicts have highlighted the risks of dependence.
The Independent Uganda: reported it asWhere are the El Niño rains? Meteorologists explain delayed onset (opens The Independent Uganda: in a new tab)
President Xi Jinping urged the nation to move forward with confidence and take solid steps towards national rejuvenation. He highlighted the country's economic resilience despite pressure and reiterated commitments to Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan.
The Independent Uganda: reported it asXi calls for firm confidence, solid steps for China's national rejuvenation (opens The Independent Uganda: in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump will personally greet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews on September 23. This rare airport reception precedes bilateral meetings and a state dinner.
The Independent Uganda: reported it asXi steers China-U.S. relations toward stability (opens The Independent Uganda: in a new tab)
Hafidh Ameir Hassan, husband of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, died on Monday, September 7, 2026, in Zanzibar. Vice President Deogratius Ndejembi announced the death, stating Hassan was being treated for a heart condition at Emilio Mzena Memorial Hospital.
The Independent Uganda: reported it asMuseveni mourns death of Samia Suluhu Hassan’s husband (opens The Independent Uganda: in a new tab)
Denmark expects to be ready by the end of 2027 to send migrants without legal residency to a return hub outside the European Union. Five EU countries are meeting in Copenhagen to discuss the establishment and practical functioning of these deportation centres.
The Independent Uganda: reported it asAmnesty criticises EU plans to send migrants to Uganda, Rwanda (opens The Independent Uganda: in a new tab)
Guyana's Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett has taken the lead in the second informal vote for UN Secretary-General, surpassing Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan. The vote, held by the Security Council, aims to gauge support among candidates to succeed Antonio Guterres.
The Independent Uganda: reported it asOlara Otunnu gains ground in second UN Secretary-General straw poll (opens The Independent Uganda: in a new tab)
Guyana's Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett has taken the lead in the second informal vote for UN Secretary-General, surpassing Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan. The vote, held by the Security Council, aims to gauge support among candidates to succeed Antonio Guterres.
The Independent Uganda: reported it asUN Security Council holds 2nd straw poll on secretary-general candidates (opens The Independent Uganda: in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed The Independent Uganda:. We asked on 11 October 2026.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
We hold no factual-reliability rating for this outlet.
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for The Independent Uganda:.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Uganda
- Official site
- independent.co.ug
- Seen publishing on
- independent.co.ug
- Access
- Free to read
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 13
- Reports listed
- 14
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 10 August 2026
14 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. The Independent Uganda: has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 13 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of The Independent Uganda:: its report arrived a median of 3 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 9 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 8 November 2026. Ratings pulled 11 October 2026.
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