AI-generated photos falsely claiming to show an elderly couple being “stripped and robbed” during unrest in France have racked up millions of views. Amplified by far-right accounts, the images fuelled inflammatory claims about Muslims, Jews and the riots. The FRANCE 24 Observers traced one image to an AI photo montage published by a pro-Israel account. The images were created using OpenAI tools, and the alleged assault remains unverified, with no official reports confirming the attack.
Two AI-generated photos falsely claiming to show an elderly couple in their 80s being “stripped and robbed” during unrest in France have racked up millions of views online. The images spread widely on X, particularly among far-right accounts. Some users described them as “the most horrific image of October 17th”, while others claimed they showed that “France has fallen” and warned that the rest of Europe and the UK would be next.
