Quick Check: Photo of Former Vice President Boakai is Authentic

Monrovia — There is a photo of former Vice President Joe Boakai that is going viral. It is being shared on social media with some posters claiming that it is not the former Vice President but rather a photoshopped image.

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Check By: Varney Kelvin Sirleaf  | LVL Fact Checker

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Local Voices Liberia Fact Checking Desk has done a quick verification of these pictures using an online tool called AI Image Detector which rates the image determining is it is artificial or a real human.

We found that the first photo below of a younger person in the same position and outfit of the former Vice President to be a manipulated image. This shows that this picture has been manipulated using an AI tool.

An analysis of this photo using online verification tool shows that it was manipulated thereby rending it fake

Meanwhile, the second photo (seen above) is the original photo of the the former VP. As seen in the result from the AI Image Detector, this is a genuine photo of the former Vice President

A verification of this photo using online tool shows that this photo is authentic

Also, the result shows that this is a genuine photo of the former Vice President as he was seen exiting a facility in the same outfit as the one he was wearing while  sitting in the sofa.

The former Vice President can also be seen in this photo wearing the same outfit

Conclusion

The photo of the former vice president sitting in a sofa is authentic following our verification. However, this same photo is being manipulated to make it appear that it is not Mr. Boakai.

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