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A graphic on what seems to be a screengrab of a Citizen TV broadcast showing vote projections for Kenya’s 2022 presidential election is circulating on Facebook. It’s titled PRESIDENTIAL RACE 2022. At the top is George Wajackoyah , the presidential candidate for the Roots Party , with 6,239,017 votes. Next is Raila Odinga of the Azimio la Umoja coalition with 5,493,001 votes. Deputy president William Ruto , vying on the United Democratic Alliance ticket, is third with 2,110,202. The chyron – the text on the lower third of the screen – reads : GEORGE WAJACKOYAH TAKES THE LEAD. Roots Party flag bearer George Wajackoyah leads with 6,239,017 votes. The graphic appears on Facebook here , here , here , here and here . Another version has been posted on Twitter with a watermark indicating it was taken from a TikTok video. But is the image really a Citizen TV projection of the results of the presidential election? We checked. ‘Kindly treat it with contempt’ The graphic appears to have been taken from a longer video. On 11 June, Citizen TV posted the video on its official Twitter account, branding it FAKE. Fake video alert: Be warned that this is a fake video so kindly treat it with the contempt it deserves. Follow our verified platforms for accurate updates on the election 2022 and other news, the tweet reads.
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