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AI-generated video of Kenya's president falsely linked to new health insurance scheme

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Summary
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74% Informative

Kenya 's President William Ruto launched the Social Health Authority ( SHA ) in October 2024 to replace the National Hospital Insurance Fund ( NHIF ) as the state’s health insurance provider.

A TikTok video that claims to show him “preparing” a hospital patient for the press launch has been created with AI software from an image taken in 2019 .

The clip appears to show Ruto standing next to a hospital bed interacting with a patient as he adjusts her bed cover.

VR Score

58

Informative language

46

Neutral language

73

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

47

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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