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Since the beginning of May, a surge of music videos singing the praises of Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso's military leader, voiced by top English-speaking singers. These are deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence, featuring stars like Beyonce, Justin Bieber, R. Kelly, Rihanna – and experts say it could be a "coordinated campaign". The FRANCE 24 Observers did a deep dive into when and why this wave of English pro-Traoré content began appearing. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.
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Since the beginning of May, a surge of music videos singing the praises of Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso's military leader, voiced by top English-speaking singers. These are deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence, featuring stars like Beyonce, Justin Bieber, R. Kelly, Rihanna – and experts say it could be a "coordinated campaign". The FRANCE 24 Observers did a deep dive into when and why this wave of English pro-Traoré content began appearing. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.

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