No, Ruto did not congratulate Raila for being elected President of Kenya - iVerify Kenya

No, Ruto did not congratulate Raila for being elected President of Kenya

Misleading

The alleged congratulatory message from Deputy President William Ruto to Azimio La Umoja flag bearer Raila Odinga was created by Fake Tweet Creator Post, an app that can generate realistic-looking tweets in seconds.

DP Ruto has not posted any congratulatory message on his twitter account since August 13, 2022 when he congratulated all the leaders who emerged as winners in various positions in the 2022 General Election.

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Verified Aug, 15 2022

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Ruto congratulates Raila for being elected as the President of the Republic of Kenya

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. We reviewed DP Ruto’s official social media account and did not find the existence of such post. The last congratulatory message he sent was on August 13, 2022 to his coalition’s leaders who won seats in the August 9th General Election.

In addition, the IEBC has not declared the presidential winner in the 2022 general election.

The tweet was created using Fake Tweet Creator Post, a Google Play app.

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