"Finded Completely by Chance": on Vinted, Funny Trolls Make Sure to Sell the Jewelry Stolen at the Louvre

Le Figaro

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The wild publications are flourishing on the web. Some advertisements, more credible with four-digit prices, however, prompted moderators to intervene.

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The theft of Napoleon III's jewelry at the Louvre turns into a viral phenomenon on social media, where fake news, deepfake and images generated with artificial intelligence confuse reality and fiction

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Announcements about the Crown jewels stolen from the Louvre have increased in recent days on Vinted.

Le Huffington Post

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The jewels of the French Crown stolen from the Louvre are put on sale online. These false ads are intended to be humorous, but have prompted Vinted to react.

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Several fake ads for jewelry stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris are circulating on the secondhand marketplace Vinted. From Empress Eugénie's crown to Empress Marie-Louise's necklace or earrings, the jewelry is being offered for thousands of euros.

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The ease with which the thieves entered the Parisian museum on October 19 by taking away Napoleon's jewels caused a wave of irony on the members...