Deepfake case study · Multi-modal
Pope Leo XIV, Vatican deepfake (Sep 2025)
Deepfake videos and images of Pope Leo XIV are circulating online. The videos show the Pope purportedly speaking on various topics and making statements he never said, including commenting on Charlie Kirk's murder…
- Incident date
- Sep 2025
- Target
- Pope Leo XIV, Vatican
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Deepfake videos and images of Pope Leo XIV are circulating online. The videos show the Pope purportedly speaking on various topics and making statements he never said, including commenting on Charlie Kirk's murder and denouncing colonialism while praising Burkina Faso’s interim president. AI-generated images also depicted the Pope falling down stairs. The Vatican is actively combating these deepfakes.