{"id":1398803,"date":"2022-03-24T15:14:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T19:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1398803"},"modified":"2022-03-24T15:14:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T19:14:40","slug":"fact-check-does-this-video-show-kenyan-deputy-president-william-ruto-landing-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-video-show-kenyan-deputy-president-william-ruto-landing-in-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto Landing In The U.S.?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-does-this-video-show-kenyan-deputy-president-william-ruto-landing-in-the-u-s%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1398803&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>A video <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/5iL4e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> allegedly shows footage of Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto touching down in the U.S. for a 10-day tour.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Verdict: False<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The footage was taken in 2018 and shows Ruto welcoming a flight from the U.S.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Fact Check:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ruto, along with other Kenyan officials, left Kenya on Feb. 27 to visit the U.S. and U.K., reportedly returning back to the country on March 9, according to Kenya-based news outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\/politics\/article\/2001439912\/what-ruto-is-up-to-after-returning-to-kenya-from-uk-us-trips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Standard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A video shared on Facebook claims to show his arrival in the U.S. It shows a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenya-airways.com\/glo\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kenya Airways<\/a> plane landing at an unidentified airport. Ruto is then seen outside the aircraft waving a Kenyan flag alongside another person holding an American flag before proceeding to shake hands with airline staff and others gathered to receive the plane. \u201cDP RUTO GETS HEROIC RECEPTION AS HE LANDS AT U.S.A FOR 10 DAY TOUR,\u201d reads the video\u2019s caption.<\/p>\n<p>All of the footage predates Ruto\u2019s recent visit to the U.S. The Kenyan outlet Chams Media TV included the first portion of it in an Oct. 30, 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BUmrWP7figo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube video<\/a> titled \u201cDP William Ruto Receives First Flight from New York.\u201d The video\u2019s description explains that Ruto received \u201cThe first flight KQ003 from JFK Airport to Nairobi.\u201d The 2018 flight was Kenya Airways\u2019 first non-stop flight from New York, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelweekly.com\/Travel-News\/Airline-News\/Kenya-Airways-celebrates-inaugural-US-flight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Travel Weekly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bsnmjv1xNLU&#038;t=4s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kenya Citizen TV<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FRwarGhHJT0?t=469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KTN News Kenya<\/a> published similar videos of the event that included the other clips featured in the Facebook video. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/06\/23\/fact-check-joe-biden-executive-order-kenyans-professions-evisas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Joe Biden Sign An Executive Order Making Kenyan Citizens In Specific Professions Eligible For E-Visas?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ruto\u2019s recent trip to the U.S. began in Washington D.C, Kenyan-based news outlet The Star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-star.co.ke\/news\/2022-02-28-photos-ruto-received-in-washington-ahead-of-10-day-us-trip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>. Images published by the outlet show him walking through the airport after landing on Feb. 28. There are no large crowds gathered to greet him in the photos.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Check Your Fact <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/07\/28\/fact-check-donald-trump-tweet-support-william-ruto-kenya-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">corrected<\/a> a viral image that purportedly showed a tweet from former U.S. President Donald Trump announcing his support for Ruto in the 2022 Kenyan general election. 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