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No, the image of Polycarp Igathe as a shoe cobbler is photo shopped

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Basing on Polycarp Igathe’s campaign strategy of interacting with Nairobi residents in their places of work, he was photo shopped as a shoe cobbler

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Verified Jun, 23 2022

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Borrowing from the candidate’s campaign strategy of interacting with Nairobi residents in their places of work, the Nairobi gubernatorial candidate Polycarp Igathe has been presented as a shoe cobbler.

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The IVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has fact-checked this content and established that it is False.
To arrive to this conclusion, the IVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has conducted a reverse image search to establish that the image in question is in fact a photomontage and therefore not authentic.

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