AI-generated videos falsely claiming a French woman was arrested for espionage in Burkina Faso have spread virally online ... the claim has been viewed over two million times. The fake news was also ...

A video of Pope Leo addressing media professionals has been altered to show him praising Burkina Faso’s military leader ...

Pope Leo XIV is the latest public figure targeted by peddlers of false information about Burkina Faso and its leader, Ibrahim ...

and fake information aimed at undermining social cohesion” in the West African country. Burkina Faso’s government and army did not immediately react to Monday’s report, which alleged that ...

Dakar, Senegal — At least 100 civilians were killed by Burkina Faso government forces in March ... of images inducing hate and community violence, and fake information aimed at undermining ...

Anti-Western disinformation is rampant in Burkina Faso and the wider Sahel ... claim has been viewed over two million times. The fake news was also amplified by Russian state-sponsored media ...