Deepfake case study · Image
Francesca Albanese deepfake (Mar 2026)
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese is accused of sharing a fake AI-generated image of "165 coffins of schoolgirls" on X (formerly Twitter) to support the Islamic regime of Iran. The image was flagged as 97%…
- Incident date
- Mar 2026
- Target
- Francesca Albanese
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese is accused of sharing a fake AI-generated image of "165 coffins of schoolgirls" on X (formerly Twitter) to support the Islamic regime of Iran. The image was flagged as 97% AI-generated. Despite being exposed as fabricated, Albanese refused to take down the post.