France riots: AI photos falsely depict elderly couple ‘stripped and robbed’

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AI-generated images falsely presented as showing an elderly couple assaulted during unrest in France gained millions of views online. The images were amplified by far-right accounts to promote inflammatory claims about religious groups, while the alleged assault remains unverified and has no official reports confirming it.

AI-generated photos falsely claiming to show an elderly couple being “stripped and robbed” during unrest in France have racked up millions of views. Amplified by far-right accounts, the images fuelled inflammatory claims about Muslims, Jews and the riots. The FRANCE 24 Observers traced one image to an AI photo montage published by a pro-Israel account. The images were created using OpenAI tools, and the alleged assault remains unverified, with no official reports confirming the attack.