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Bola Tinubu, Paul Kagame deepfake (Jan 2026)
A photo of Presidents Bola Tinubu and Paul Kagame at lunch in Paris was speculated to be AI-generated after it surfaced with a Grok watermark. Critics alleged the meeting was faked using an AI image. The presidency…
- Incident date
- Jan 2026
- Target
- Bola Tinubu, Paul Kagame
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
A photo of Presidents Bola Tinubu and Paul Kagame at lunch in Paris was speculated to be AI-generated after it surfaced with a Grok watermark. Critics alleged the meeting was faked using an AI image. The presidency clarified the photo was real and Grok was only used to enhance the image quality, not generate it.