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Incident 1093: Fact-Checkers Identify Viral Photo of Burkina Faso's Ibrahim Traoré with 'Wife and Children' as AI-Generated Composite

“FACT-CHECK: Viral photo of Ibrahim Traore’s family is manipulated”Latest Incident Report

ghanafact.com2025-06-02

Claim: Family photo shows Burkinabe junta leader Ibrahim Traoré with wife and three children

Source: Social media

Verdict: Manipulated content, Fake

Researched by Alfa Shaban

The popularity of Ibrahim Traoré, the Burkinabe junta leader, ha…

Incident 1094: At Least 294 Purported AI-Generated Music Videos Portray Celebrities Praising Burkina Faso's Ibrahim Traoré

“Hundreds of deepfake music videos are celebrating the president of Burkina Faso… why?”

observers.france24.com2025-06-02

What do Beyoncé, Rihanna, R. Kelly, Selena Gomez and Eminem have in common -- besides being world famous singers? They also all appear to have recorded a version of a banger called "God Protect Ibrahim Traoré" and posted it on YouTube, Face…

Incident 1095: Alleged Russian-Linked Deepfake Campaign Misattributes Infrastructure Projects to Burkina Faso's Ibrahim Traoré

“Russia Using False Information To Prop Up African Junta Regimes”

eurasiareview.com2025-06-02

Throughout West Africa it has become difficult to avoid the blitz of viral videos, memes and social media posts glorifying the military rulers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.

Experts say that there has been a calculated campaign to elevate…

Incident 1096: Purported AI-Generated Video Depicts Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso Delivering Speech on Western Exploitation

“Deepfake Video Circulated Claiming to Show a Speech by Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré”

rumorscanner.com2025-06-02

Recently, a video has been circulated across various internet platforms, claiming to show a speech by Burkina Faso's military officer and President Ibrahim Traoré under the title: "Protesting Western Media's False Representation of Africa a…

Incident 1091: Purported Synthesia Avatars Used in Alleged Pro-Junta Deepfake Video Supporting Ibrahim Traoré in Burkina Faso

“Someone Made AI Videos of ‘Americans’ Backing a Military Coup in West Africa”

vice.com2025-06-01

Bizarre AI-generated videos of people expressing support for Burkina Faso's new military junta have appeared online, in what could be a clumsy attempt to spread pro-military propaganda.

It's unclear who created the videos, but it appears th…

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By Simon Mylius

2025-04-14

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