Fake video announcing 'coup in France' sparks anger at Élysée Palace
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A viral video falsely claiming that a coup d’État has taken place in France has racked up more than 13 million views on social media. Although clearly AI-generated, it sparked tensions between the Élysée Palace and Facebook's parent company, as Meta initially refused to take it down. In this edition of Truth or Fake, we break down who created this AI-generated video, and how it even reached the French president himself.