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

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 06:23:03 +0000

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, prompting criticism from his opponents. Yet 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 original photo shows Ruto, who was then deputy president, visiting a victim of a terror attack.