Viral Putin, Modi and Xi selfie at BRICS summit is AI-generated • FRANCE 24 English

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A viral selfie allegedly showing Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi and other leaders together at the BRICS summit in New Delhi is AI-generated. A SynthID watermark shows it was created using OpenAI tools, while several leaders pictured, including Brazil’s Lula and Turkey’s Erdogan, did not attend. Another AI selfie features former Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, who died in 2024. Both images were widely shared online, including by official embassy accounts. Vedika Bahl fact-checks. #brics #narendramodi #factcheck 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/ Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBen Follow us on X: https://f24.my/Xen Bluesky: https://f24.my/BSen and Threads: https://f24.my/THen Browse the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGen Discover our TikTok videos: https://f24.my/TKen Get the latest to

Tags: 'fake news', AI, Artificial intelligence, BRICS, Brazil, China, Cyril Ramaphosa, Ebrahim Raisi, India, Iran, Iran war, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Masoud Pezeshkian, Narendra Modi, Russia, Social media, Vladimir Putin, X (formerly Twitter), Xi Jinping, brazil