Kenyans on X have come to the defense of blogger, Pauline Njoroge, after artificial intelligence created by X known as Grok, listed her as one of the biggest spreaders of disinformation.
The scandal started when American businessman, Ian Cox, posted the list of disinformation spreaders in Kenya on his X account.
Further, Ian Cox noted that he requested for the list of the X accounts that spread most disinformation in Kenya from the conversational AI Grok.
“These accounts have been found to share misleading or false information, contributing to the spread of disinformation on the platform,” the app, Grok noted.
“It is important to critically evaluate the information shared by these accounts and seek out verified sources to ensure the accuracy of the information being consumed,” the AI app further warned.
The list consisted of X personalities and influencers. However, Pauline Njoroge’s name stood out at the top of the list.
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Kenyans Defend the Blogger
However, this got Kenyans talking on the social media app, taking sides with Pauline Njoroge.
Further, X users noted that the AI app was inaccurate, further questioning the criteria that was used to create the list.
“That’s strange. I haven’t seen an inaccurate tweet from her for some time now.” One x user, Mr G pointed out.
“This cannot be true. What method was used to rank levels of disinformation? What sources of truth were their posts cross-checked against? It can only make sense (and still wouldn’t be true) if the users were (fraudulently) flagged by other users,” an X user, Kenya and Pan African Context, further stated.
“Let Pauline Njoroge continue informing Kenyans. She is more trustworthy than the entire government led by conman Ruto,” GOK Critique commented.
“People should just give alternative facts, everybody can see what’s happening,” Eric M noted.
Additionally, the people who came to the defense of the blogger further questioned the American entrepreneur’s intentions when requesting for the list, poking holes at his credibility.
“I can’t and I won’t be convinced by this,” X user Antonio stated in response to the list.
As of the publishing of this article, Pauline Njoroge has not commented on the listing.
Who is Pauline Njoroge?
Pauline Njoroge is a blogger, digital communications and political strategist on social media.
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She came to the limelight in 2017 at the height of general elections campaigns courtesy of Jubilee Party.
Consequently, after the elections, Njoroge set up a Jubilee Social Media Cabinet. The main role of the unit was to run pro-government digital campaigns in support of Jubilee’s delivery unit platform.
Further, Pauline Njoroge worked with Uhuru’s government as a consultant digital media strategist.
As such, she was recently nominated as the deputy organizing secretary for Jubilee party.
However, she has had her fair share of scandals due to her outspoken nature on social media.
In July 2023, she was charged with hate speech against the head of state and against the state.
Notably, Pauline Njoroge has been critical of President William Ruto’s administration.
When addressing the accusations, she said the detention has only made her resolve to fight for the freedom of Kenyans stronger.
