A 20-year-old French student exposed a fake AI image with nearly a million likes; he is building an online community against viral misinformation

Europe World Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:48:35 GMT Moderate confidence — 66/100

Image: VoltfranceA fake image of two impoverished children sitting in a rain-soaked road with a birthday cake pushed Théodore Cazals to challenge misleading AI content online.
The picture, which showed two emaciated children with thick beards, attracted nearly one million likes and heart emojis on Facebook.
The 20-year-old student from Paris began an account on X called “Insane AI Slop”, where he mocked and called out images and videos that appeared to fool viewers.

Image: VoltfranceA fake image of two impoverished children sitting in a rain-soaked road with a birthday cake pushed Théodore Cazals to challenge misleading AI content online.
The picture, which showed two emaciated children with thick beards, attracted nearly one million likes and heart emojis on Facebook.
The 20-year-old student from Paris began an account on X called “Insane AI Slop”, where he mocked and called out images and videos that appeared to fool viewers.

Sources: Times of India