{"id":1458120,"date":"2022-04-29T12:30:11","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T16:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1458120"},"modified":"2022-04-29T12:30:14","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T16:30:14","slug":"fact-check-was-kenyan-deputy-president-william-ruto-smiling-at-the-funeral-of-a-former-kenyan-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-was-kenyan-deputy-president-william-ruto-smiling-at-the-funeral-of-a-former-kenyan-president\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Was Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto Smiling At The Funeral Of A Former Kenyan President?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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-was-kenyan-deputy-president-william-ruto-smiling-at-the-funeral-of-a-former-kenyan-president%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=1458120&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>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0MLxBVR7iuU9gz7yyQWNcdUR4etU5EfkwaWHGwYSxPxCvSbteNa48RfHL4LPjeQUZl&#038;id=100077294673511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> purportedly shows Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto smiling beside the body of former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Verdict: False<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The image has been digitally altered. Ruto is not smiling in the original photo.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kibaki, who served as the president of Kenya between 2002 to 2013, died in April at the age of 90, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/04\/22\/world\/africa\/mwai-kibaki-kenya-dead.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New York Times<\/a>. Shortly after his death, his body was displayed at the country\u2019s Parliament building where dignitaries, including Ruto and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, came to pay their respect, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2022\/04\/rare-show-of-unity-as-uhuru-ruto-mourn-kibaki\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Capital News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook image appears to show Ruto smiling as he looks at the body of Kibaki. \u201cThe Thiefth <span class=\"nc684nl6\">William<\/span> <span class=\"nc684nl6\">Samoei<\/span> <span class=\"nc684nl6\">Ruto<\/span> laughing at Former President Mwai Emilio Kibaki\u2019s Body! Sad!!\u201d reads the image\u2019s caption.<\/p>\n<p>The image is digitally altered. A reverse image search revealed the original photo appeared in an article from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2022\/04\/photos-dp-ruto-pays-last-respects-to-kibaki\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Capital News<\/a>. It shows Ruto bowing his head with a somber look on his face.<\/p>\n<div class=\"zox-post-video1-left\"><span class=\"zox-post-img-cap\">\u201cDeputy President William Ruto pays his last respects to the third president of Kenya Mwai Kibaki who lay in state in Parliament on April 25, 2022,\u201d reads the image\u2019s caption. <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/07\/29\/fact-check-video-social-distancing-zindzi-mandela-funeral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Does This Video Show People Violating Social Distancing Rules At Zindzi Mandela\u2019s Funeral?)<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>There are no credible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Ruto+laughed+Kibaki%27s+body+Parlaiment&#038;oq=Ruto+laughed+Kibaki%27s+body+Parlaiment&#038;aqs=chrome..69i57j33i10i160l2.13966j0j7&#038;sourceid=chrome&#038;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">news reports<\/a> that suggest Ruto had laughed or been disrespectful while mourning Kibaki. The deputy president paid tribute to the late president in an April 25 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=555141649300446&#038;id=100044138484360&#038;m_entstream_source=permalink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook post<\/a>, stating, \u201cI join you in mourning a truly unique and iconic Kenyan whose immensely rich and highly exemplary life has blessed our nation with countless tangible and intangible legacies whose impact shall endure for many generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ruto is running for president in Kenya\u2019s upcoming presidential election, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/kenya-safety-concerns-for-political-aspirants\/a-61451463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deutsche Welle<\/a>. Kenyatta has backed his chief opponent, opposition leader Raila Odinga, the outlet reports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook purportedly shows Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto smiling beside the body of former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki.Verdict: False The image has been digitally altered. 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