Burkina Faso : deepfakes, célébrités et fausses informations utilisées pour glorifier le chef de la junte

Deepfake technology is being used to create propaganda videos featuring celebrities like Beyoncé alongside Burkina Faso's military leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré. The AI-generated content shows fabricated scenes of the pop star in combat gear boarding an armored vehicle while the junta leader fires a weapon, demonstrating how deepfakes are being weaponized for political misinformation and authoritarian propaganda in real-world conflicts.