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Pope Francis, Catholics deepfake (May 2025)
Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as the Pope on his Truth Social platform after the funeral of Pope Francis. The image was then reposted on the White House's official X account, causing outrage…
- Incident date
- May 2025
- Target
- Pope Francis, Catholics
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as the Pope on his Truth Social platform after the funeral of Pope Francis. The image was then reposted on the White House's official X account, causing outrage among Catholics and drawing criticism from Cardinal Timothy Dolan and the Catholic bishops of New York state.