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We have reached out to the DCI for comment and will update this article in case of a reply. The doctored headlines allege that the accounts of Kenya’s deputy leader had been frozen as part of a bribery probe and his wife had gone into hiding, while lawmaker Moses Kuria was accused of trying to hammer out secret political deals.ĪFP Fact Check has found no official evidence of Ruto currently being investigated. So it is very easy for someone who does not have a good knowledge of fakes to believe that that is a fake edition of the paper,” Paul Ilado, the head of content at Radio Africa Group which owns the Star newspaper, told AFP Fact Check. “If you look at the front pages that have been produced, they are fairly believable. Only the splash story (the main headline) was altered while the other stories appearing on the front page that day remained unchanged.Ī screenshot showing the doctored and original front pages of the Star newspaper, taken on June 15, 2020 The doctored front pages used fonts, colours and layouts identical to the genuine ones. The Daily Nation’s managing editor Pamela Sittoni also noted the fake front pages seemed part of a political campaign “because of the individuals whose names and pictures are being used”. “In the Kenyan situation, politics is becoming divisive and intense and it is these political factions that are fighting and using the spaces to spread propaganda,” Rapuro said. The tensions, reported by local media here and here, have resulted in some legislators being de-whipped over what has been described as “indiscipline and party disloyalty”. The bogus front pages tap into ongoing political strife as Kenya’s ruling Jubilee party faces internal power struggles. He added that the fake headlines could harm the paper’s credibility because they create “doubt on products and what we are doing”. “These are criminals as they are using our brand to spread propaganda… We are now pursuing legal action,” the Standard’s editor-in-chief Ochieng Rapuro said. Under Kenya's tough cybercrime laws, a person found guilty of publishing false information faces a fine of up to five million Kenya shillings (approximately 47,000 USD) and up to 10 years in jail.
The Standard newspaper told AFP Fact Check it had reported a similar matter to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), a semi-autonomous body of the National police service responsible for the investigation of complex criminal cases. Avoid such by grabbing your favourite political newspaper now -> /p7IhCVlWTjĪvoid fake news by getting yourself a copy of the bold newspaper on /6LjKhwfa8t To get your favourite publication delivered straight to your door step, text or send a WhatsApp message to +229 today. The newspapers have dismissed the items as “fake” on their respective social media accounts and cautioned readers against believing them. The doctored front pages featured alleged scandals involving senior political figures including Kenya’s deputy president William Ruto.
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