US EditionViral video of Ghislaine Maxwell in Quebec City made with AI, creator says
The Instagram creator used AI to swap Ghislaine Maxwell’s face onto a Quebec woman as satire, generating nearly 7 million views before clarifying the prank.
- Last week, a short Instagram video filmed in Quebec City went viral after viewers noticed a likeness to Ghislaine Maxwell outside Snack Québec at 1045 St-Jean St., The Canadian Press reported Feb. 23, 2026.
- The account's history shows a pattern of AI-based pranks using generated faces, including Epstein, and the creator said the clip was satirical, editing the Facebook post to apologise and adding an AI label after initially omitting one.
- Frame-by-Frame checks showed the first frame appears to reveal the woman's real face, and the person filming's question was met with her shaking her head and saying 'No, sorry'.
- The Instagram clip received nearly seven million views after being reposted, despite Maxwell serving a 20-year sentence and being in a federal prison camp in Texas, some viewers claimed she was the 'real' Maxwell or an impostor.
- Platform responses—initial lack of AI disclaimers, later AI labels—have fed concerns about misinformation and privacy as the creator said they would not post the original video to respect the woman’s privacy.
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TikToker Claims To Have Spotted ‘Ghislaine Maxwell’ In Canada Amid Viral Identity Theory
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It circulates in networks that the former partner of the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, would have been seen in Canada and outside the prison where he serves a 20-year sentence. Fast Check qualifies this content as #Falso. Analysis throws up to 99% chance that the video was manipulated with AI and its creator confirmed it. The post “Capture Ghislaine Maxwell in Canada”: #Falso appeared first on Fast Check .
Millions have seen it, and Russian state media has spread it. It's a video that purports to show Jeffrey Epstein's partner Ghislaine Maxwell at large in Canada. But the clip is doctored.
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Fact File: Viral video of Ghislaine Maxwell in Quebec City made with AI, creator says
A video of someone approaching a woman on a Quebec City street and asking if she is "Ghislaine" went viral after viewers noticed the woman's resemblance to Ghislaine Maxwell. The
A viral video behind several conspiracy theories was modified with artificial intelligence.
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