Fake video claiming ‘coup in France’ goes viral – not even ...
Dec 17, 2025 · Sometime in the second week of December, an improbable video began making the rounds on French-language social media. France, it claimed, was subject to a coup d’état, and …
Burkinabe Teen's AI-Generated 'French Coup' Video Goes Viral ...
A 17-year-old from Burkina Faso used AI to fabricate a video claiming a coup in France. The clip, posted Dec. 9 on TikTok and Facebook, drew over 12 million views and prompted comment from President …
Fake Video Claiming 'Coup In France' Goes Viral - Slashdot
1 day ago · Fake Video Claiming 'Coup In France' Goes Viral 51 Posted by BeauHD on Thursday December 25, 2025 @05:00AM from the AI-strikes-again dept.
Fake France coup, real panic: Macron learns he'd been ... - WION
Dec 18, 2025 · An AI-made “breaking news” video falsely claiming French President Macron was overthrown went viral, racking up 13 million views before being exposed as fake. Even Macron heard …
AI-Generated Deepfake Video Falsely Claims Coup in France ...
Dec 16, 2025 · An AI-generated deepfake video falsely depicting a coup in France went viral, amassing over 12 million views and causing widespread misinformation. The video alarmed international …
African teen who raised Macron’s ire with fake French coup ...
6 days ago · African teen who raised Macron’s ire with AI-generated French ‘coup’ video has no regrets The Burkinabe teen said he had posted the fake video as a way to make money but despite millions …
Viral AI coup video angers Macron as EU works on deepfake ...
Dec 19, 2025 · An AI-generated video that erroneously claimed a military coup was taking place in France went viral on social media over the weekend – firing up French President Emmanuel Macron, …