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Vatican News warns against fraudulent video of Pope Leo
May 22, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: The Vatican News service has warned that a video circulating on the internet, which appears to show Pope Leo XIV praising President Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso, is actually a fraud.
The 36-minute video, which purports to show a speech by the Pontiff praising the African leader, was generated with the help of artificial intelligence.
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