No, Deputy President William Ruto and the VC of Kenyatta University (KU) is manipulated. - iVerify Kenya

No, Deputy President William Ruto and the VC of Kenyatta University (KU) is manipulated.

Misleading

The photo has been altered to give the impression that Prof. Wainaina is working for the Deputy President.

The ground on which the two are standing, the cabro paving blocks, differ even in color. The road kerbs are available in two colors: white and grey. The cabro blocks near the white road kerb are more visible, but the pattern changes near the grey road kerb.

Despite the fact that the image has a low resolution, DP Ruto’s hand is cropped in such a way that the plant appears to be on top of it.

The photo appears to have been placed on the entire background. The ground is a different color where the VC is a

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Verified Aug, 02 2022

Claim

An image purporting to show Deputy President William Ruto and Kenyatta University Vice-Chancellor Paul Wainaina

Rating Justification

The iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has fact-checked this content and established that it is Misleading.

To arrive to this conclusion, the iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has conducted the following process. The photo was found to be edited by a graphic artist from the Media Council of Kenya who examined it.

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