AI-edited image falsely depicted elderly couple targeted during French riots
A widely shared image claiming to show an elderly couple stripped and robbed during riots in France was found to have been made or edited with AI. It matters because the picture spread rapidly and was shared by police unions, despite the reported incident itself remaining unconfirmed by Paris police.
The image was viewed more than a million times on X. It contains visual inconsistencies, including people apparently sharing legs and merged or incomplete faces, and specialist software detected an invisible SynthID watermark; versions were linked to Google Gemini and OpenAI technology. The claims circulated amid protests over living costs and public services, which turned violent in several cities; France deployed 60,000 police and security personnel.
- Viral image of an elderly couple was flagged as AI-made or edited.
- It was viewed more than a million times on X.
- Police had not confirmed the reported robbery.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Viral image of elderly couple stripped and surrounded by rioters in France was ‘made or edited’ with AI”.