SocietyFrance riots: AI images falsely claim elderly couple were ‘stripped and robbed’

AI-generated images falsely said to show an elderly couple being stripped and robbed during unrest in France have drawn millions of views. Far-right accounts amplified them, fuelling inflammatory claims about Muslims, Jews and the riots. FRANCE 24 Observers traced one image to an AI montage posted by a pro-Israel account. The alleged assault remains unverified, with no official reports confirming it.