President Uhuru Kenyatta is standing down after two terms of office. A video has emerged, purporting to show the former US President, Barack Obama, announcing his support for Ruto. The video has however been manipulated and has nothing to do with Kenya's election - Obama has not endorsed any candidate. The text has a grammatical error, the type faces are wrong and the colours of the banners don't match. The genuine video, used as the basis for the fake, was filmed at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington in 2018, where Mr Obama was unveiling a portrait of himself.

Source: The Star May 31, 2022 19:21 UTC