{"id":1616837,"date":"2022-08-19T17:27:24","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T21:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1616837"},"modified":"2022-08-19T17:27:28","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T21:27:28","slug":"fact-check-did-time-magazine-publish-a-cover-featuring-kenyan-politician-raila-odinga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-time-magazine-publish-a-cover-featuring-kenyan-politician-raila-odinga\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Time Magazine Publish A Cover Featuring Kenyan Politician Raila Odinga?"},"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\">26<\/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-did-time-magazine-publish-a-cover-featuring-kenyan-politician-raila-odinga%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=1616837&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-08-16T092610Z_1_LYNXMPEI7F09V_RTROPTP_4_KENYA-ELECTION-scaled-e1660770320583.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100079724372505\/posts\/146276411373171\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> purportedly shows a Time Magazine cover featuring Kenyan presidential candidate and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The image is digitally fabricated. A spokesperson for Time Magazine denied its authenticity.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Odinga was declared the loser in Kenya\u2019s presidential election Aug. 15 after being narrowly defeated by Deputy President William Ruto, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/africa-elections-presidential-kenya-dc39b6df2cb95f18216fdac5f11bcaac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Associated Press<\/a>.\u00a0The former prime minister said he would challenge the results of the election using \u201call constitutional and legal options,\u201d a move which may prompt another election to take place should irregularities be found, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>An image shared on Facebook appears to show a Time Magazine cover featuring Odinga. \u201cThe Man Who Will Never Be President,\u201d reads text featured on the alleged cover. \u201cWith over 20 years of trying to clinch the top seat in Kenya is Raila done?\u201d reads additional text. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/04\/26\/fact-check-rajapaksa-sri-lanka-time-magazine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Time Magazine Feature Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa On Its Cover?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The image is digitally fabricated. No such story appears on <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/search\/?q=the+man+who+will+never+be+president+with+over+20+years+of+trying+to+clinch+the+top+seat+in+kenya+is+raila+done%3F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Time Magazine\u2019s official website<\/a>, the publication\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/vault\/year\/2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cover vault<\/a> or on any of its verified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100059280262341\/search?q=the%20man%20who%20will%20never%20be%20president%20with%20over%2020%20years%20of%20trying%20to%20clinch%20the%20top%20seat%20in%20kenya%20is%20raila%20done%3F&amp;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lOjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJjcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJ7XFxcInN0YXJ0X3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIyXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIyLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfeWVhclxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjJcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIyLTEyXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMi0xLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMi0xMi0zMVxcXCJ9XCJ9In0%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?lang=en&amp;q=%22the%20man%20who%20will%20never%20be%20president%20with%20over%2020%20years%20of%20trying%20to%20clinch%20the%20top%20seat%20in%20kenya%20is%20raila%20done%3F%22%20(from%3ATIME)%20lang%3Aen&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pages<\/a>. There are likewise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=time+magazine+the+man+who+would+never+be+president+raila+odinga&amp;oq=time+magazine+the+man+who+would+never+be+president+raila+odinga&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57.7834j0j7&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">no credible news reports<\/a> to suggest the outlet published such a cover.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe image is not an authentic TIME cover,\u201d said a Time Magazine spokesperson in an email to Check Your Fact.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/images\/search?q=imgurl:https%3a%2f%2ftemp-ca.s3.amazonaws.com%2fcdn-files%2f181216314166082811420220818130834sst.jpg%3fX-Amz-Content-Sha256%3dUNSIGNED-PAYLOAD%26X-Amz-Algorithm%3dAWS4-HMAC-SHA256%26X-Amz-Credential%3dAKIA2YDWKLAVUAFT3HFY%252F20220818%252Fus-east-1%252Fs3%252Faws4_request%26X-Amz-Date%3d20220818T130834Z%26X-Amz-SignedHeaders%3dhost%26X-Amz-Expires%3d300%26X-Amz-Signature%3d14e686fb80d185a81cb16baafd563d94bd8f9857e94fb90d9c1506c644031257&amp;view=detailv2&amp;selectedindex=0&amp;iss=sbi&amp;form=IRSBIQ&amp;id=https%3A%2F%2Ftemp-ca.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcdn-files%2F181216314166082811420220818130834sst.jpg%3FX-Amz-Content-Sha256%3DUNSIGNED-PAYLOAD%26amp%3BX-Amz-Algorithm%3DAWS4-HMAC-SHA256%26amp%3BX-Amz-Credential%3DAKIA2YDWKLAVUAFT3HFY%252F20220818%252Fus-east-1%252Fs3%252Faws4_request%26amp%3BX-Amz-Date%3D20220818T130834Z%26amp%3BX-Amz-SignedHeaders%3Dhost%26amp%3BX-Amz-Expires%3D300%26amp%3BX-Amz-Signature%3D14e686fb80d185a81cb16baafd563d94bd8f9857e94fb90d9c1506c644031257&amp;ccid=qoSXTP%2BN&amp;mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Ftemp-ca.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcdn-files%2F181216314166082811420220818130834sst.jpg%3FX-Amz-Content-Sha256%3DUNSIGNED-PAYLOAD%26X-Amz-Algorithm%3DAWS4-HMAC-SHA256%26X-Amz-Credential%3DAKIA2YDWKLAVUAFT3HFY%252F20220818%252Fus-east-1%252Fs3%252Faws4_request%26X-Amz-Date%3D20220818T130834Z%26X-Amz-SignedHeaders%3Dhost%26X-Amz-Expires%3D300%26X-Amz-Signature%3D14e686fb80d185a81cb16baafd563d94bd8f9857e94fb90d9c1506c644031257&amp;exph=1378&amp;expw=1080&amp;vt=2&amp;sim=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reverse image search<\/a> revealed the portrait of Odinga originates from a January 2017 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RailaOdingaKE\/photos\/a.301602159945187\/1017725581666171\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">post on his verified Facebook page<\/a> in which he encouraged Kenyans to register to vote. \u201cInstead of complaining about what your government hasn\u2019t or has done, make your voice heard by registering to vote!,\u201d reads the post in part. Odinga previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-40872778\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ran for president<\/a> that same year.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact has also reached out to Odinga for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook purportedly shows a Time Magazine cover featuring Kenyan presidential candidate and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.Verdict: False The image is digitally fabricated. 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