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European Union leaders, specifically French President Emmanuel Macron deepfake (Aug 2025)
An AI-generated image depicted EU leaders waiting to meet with Donald Trump at the White House. The image contained inconsistencies, and was labeled as fake. It was allegedly created and disseminated by Russian…
- Incident date
- Aug 2025
- Target
- European Union leaders, specifically French President Emmanuel Macron
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
An AI-generated image depicted EU leaders waiting to meet with Donald Trump at the White House. The image contained inconsistencies, and was labeled as fake. It was allegedly created and disseminated by Russian propaganda networks to discredit European leaders and undermine negotiations related to the Russia-Ukraine war.