"A Coup D'état in France": Believing in a Fake News, a Worried African President Contacts Macron

La Tercera

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Under the pretext of breaking news in a Facebook video, a “reporter” from the non-existent French news channel “Live 24” stated that Emmanuel Macron and his government had been overthrown. “At this moment, unofficial information suggests that a coup d’état is taking place in France, led by a colonel whose identity has not been revealed, and that French President Emmanuel Macron could have been dismissed,” the video recounted. Fake video claiming…

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Several people were taken aback when a video announced that the French president had been overthrown in a coup d'état.

Spiegel

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An AI-generated video on Facebook suggested that the military had taken over power in Paris. Because the platform does not delete the clip, Emmanuel Macron rages. Even a head of state had been worried about him.

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Everything is wrong, so what? Here's basically Facebook's answer to the Elysée, who was asking for the removal of a video generated by artificial intelligence entitled "Coup d'état" in

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On display is an alleged journalist who falsely reports, next to the Élysée Palace, that a colonel had taken over power.

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The French president denounced a Facebook video generated by IA as an example of the spread of false information and Meta's failings. The image broadcaster assures him that he was only trying to make himself known.