Earlier this week, several AI-generated videos claiming a coup d’état in France were posted on Facebook. The fake clips quickly went viral, prompting outrage from the Élysée Palace. An investigation by Le Monde revealed that a young Burkinabé student, eager to make a name for himself, was behind the videos.
The incident highlights how platforms like Meta still lack robust safeguards against the spread of fake content, as FRANCE 24’s Emerald Maxwell explains.
Credit to : FRANCE 24 English
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