A deepfake video on TikTok falsely showed former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta announcing his intention to run for president again in 2027, which would violate constitutional term limits.
A 12-second TikTok video appeared to show former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta making a speech at a presidential lectern, announcing his return to politics and intention to run for president in 2027. The video was viewed over 820,000 times, received over 35,000 likes, and was shared more than 2,300 times with over 1,100 comments. However, the video was determined to be a deepfake created using artificial intelligence technology. The deepfake used old footage of Kenyatta from his presidency, evidenced by the blue presidential lectern color used during his term rather than the current yellow one used by President Ruto. AI technology was used to synchronize Kenyatta's lip movements with artificially generated audio of him making the announcement. The claim would be constitutionally problematic as Kenyatta already served two terms from 2013 to 2022, and the Kenyan constitution limits presidents to two terms. No credible news sources reported such an announcement by Kenyatta, and fact-checkers determined the video to be fabricated disinformation.
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