No, COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli was not booed with Ruto chants during Azimio la Umoja rally in Murang’a

Claim

Residents of Murang’a shout out DP William Ruto’s name as COTU Secretary-General Francis Atwoli addresses them.

Rating Justification

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 the following process. We searched videos on social media and found a footage shared on Facebook by Azimio TV on July 23, 2022 that covered the event live and discovered that Murang’a residents did not shout DP Ruto’s name to COTU Secretary-General Francis Atwoli.

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Atwoli addressing residents of Murang’a

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True

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False

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