Photo digitally manipulated to show Queen Elizabeth wearing Kenyan political party logo
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- Published on July 29, 2022 at 15:18
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- By James OKONG'O, AFP South Africa, AFP Kenya
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“Queen Elizabeth excites Kenyans after stepping out in lovely UDA party colours,” reads one of the posts published on Facebook on July 21, 2022.
The majority of the people commenting on the post seem to believe that the image is real, with supporters of the two leading presidential aspirants William Ruto and Raila Odinga using it to mock each other.
The photo was also shared in another Facebook post making the same claim.
Kenyans will vote to elect their fifth president on August 9, 2022. General elections in the country are often contentious with many people voting along ethnic lines.
But the photo does not show the Queen of England wearing a jacket branded with a UDA logo.
Doctored photo
AFP Fact Check conducted a reverse image search and found that the original photo, without a UDA logo, has been online since at least 2018 – three years before UDA was registered as a political party.
In the original photo, the queen is wearing a yellow outfit and a silver and black brooch.
The image is available in the Getty Images photo archives and is credited to photographer Max Mumby.
The photo was taken during the 2018 Royal Ascot – a major event on the British social calendar that features horse racing and elaborate hats. It takes place every June at the Ascot Racecourse in England.
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