{"id":223086,"date":"2026-02-07T11:35:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T09:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/east-africa\/kenya\/kenya-altered-image-used-to-claim-that-kenyan-presidents-son-bought-an-expensive-car-worth-millions\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T11:35:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T09:35:53","slug":"kenya-altered-image-used-to-claim-that-kenyan-presidents-son-bought-an-expensive-car-worth-millions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/east-africa\/kenya\/kenya-altered-image-used-to-claim-that-kenyan-presidents-son-bought-an-expensive-car-worth-millions\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya: Altered Image Used to Claim That Kenyan President&#8217;s Son Bought an Expensive Car Worth Millions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"16\"><em>Altered image used to claim that Kenyan president&#8217;s son bought an expensive car worth millions <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"40\"><strong>IN SHORT:<\/strong> An image has been posted on social media with the claim that it shows George Kimutai Ruto, the son of president William Ruto, and his new high-end car worth millions of Kenyan shillings. However, the image is fake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"24\">An <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/kenyanewsflash\/posts\/pfbid0chgSzmNXwApaM1zY3HJErWxcZZzRbzL8o6carCYRqHVxLhHVZhAPWjB1YAXkLfNbl?_rdc=1&amp;_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">image<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02Eo27AGVV5j9yHEncfyEpJkNLfc72v9jsjNkz9yBV8aABhWMEooqEitQDNt9D1V7ul&amp;id=100075532795406&amp;_rdc=1&amp;_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">circulating<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/Lamarguwop1017\/posts\/pfbid04zaj8bziMMWAdQ5zk3LrNyPNkpmfVUGmZJgCeAJBxcnDesSbugTPeEr8dJsQL6REl?_rdc=1&amp;_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> appears to <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/davido.koech.71\/posts\/pfbid0FEU2piF8pnemfHg7uG4Kw55c4NapAocntiQEaCWnWiSxxYMygbGuLp89u6wJZg9Fl?_rdc=1&amp;_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">show<\/a> Kenyan president William Ruto&#8217;s youngest son, George Kimutai Ruto, standing next to a high-end car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n  <span style=\"font-size: 110%;\"><br \/>\nFollow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaIdDi8Bqbr263erhw1K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a>&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/202602060454.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more on AllAfrica.com<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today Africa \u2013 East Africa <a title=\"Kenya\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/category\/east-africa\/kenya\/\">Kenya<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Altered image used to claim that Kenyan president&#8217;s son bought an expensive car worth millions IN SHORT: An image has been posted on social media with the claim that it shows George Kimutai Ruto, the son of president William Ruto, and his new high-end car worth millions of Kenyan shillings. However, the image is fake. 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