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Kenyan Deputy President gets photoshopped onto Fonseka’s Field Marshal uniform

30 Sep 2021

A head and shoulders image that seems to show Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto wearing a full military uniform has been widely shared on Facebook. However, africacheck.org reports that this is an edited image, depicting Ruto’s head photoshopped onto the uniform of Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka. “Africa Check first looked at the crest on the cap to see if it was identifiable. We couldn’t locate its source, but it’s not used by Kenya’s army, navy or air force. A Yandex Reverse image search of the image revealed that many social media pages had posted the image. But under the “similar images” section, we found photos that matched the uniform and insignia in the image exactly, but worn by a different person. One photo was linked to a Sri Lankan website,” africacheck.org stated. Accordingly, it notes that the photo is in fact of Sri Lankan Field Marshal, Sarath Fonseka. “The image doesn’t show Ruto in a uniform. The deputy president’s face has been photoshopped onto a portrait of a Sri Lankan Field Marshal,” it stated. Source: africacheck.org


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