Viral fake AI-image shows Macron kneeling before Thai king

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Incident details

Incident ID: inc_2026_07_03_ae82b56a
Date source: llm_extracted_from_article_text
Country: Thailand
Platform: Social Media
Incident type: Deepfake Image
Verification level: reported_but_unverified

Harm types

Misinformation

Topics

Synthetic Image

Summary

A viral AI-generated image circulated on Thai social media depicting French President Emmanuel Macron kneeling before Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn during a state visit to Paris. Thailand’s foreign ministry denied the claim, stating that official photographs show Macron standing while presenting the award. Fact-checking organization COFACT noted the image was shared widely, including by a pro-military page with over two million followers, and The Cube fact-checking team confirmed it contained a SynthID watermark indicating it was generated using OpenAI tools.

Sources

Viral fake AI-image shows Macron kneeling before Thai king

euronews.com · 2026-07-03 · Primary