No, Israel Ambassador Lotem was not fired after congratulating President-Elect William Ruto - iVerify Kenya

No, Israel Ambassador Lotem was not fired after congratulating President-Elect William Ruto

False

On August 26, 2022, we contacted Israel Deputy Ambassador Drora Dorsman Yarkoni, who confirmed that the claim that Israel Ambassador Michael Lotem was fired after congratulating President-elect William Ruto is false.

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Verified Aug, 30 2022

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Israel Ambassador Michael Lotem fired after congratulating President-elect William Ruto

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. On August 26, 2022, we contacted Israel’s Deputy Ambassador Drora Dorsman Yarkoni, who responded in an email stating that the information is false.

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