Fake accounts featuring “Amandine Le Pen” or even “Léna Maréchal’ have surfaced on TikTok as well as other social networks. The goal? Promoting the far right by presenting a glamorous image of the party through these fake AI-generated content.
While it may seem obvious to some that these are deepfakes, many people seem to fall for it and post messages of support for the parties of Marine Le Pen or Éric Zemmour in the comments. “We are not making any fakes, I am against everything that is false,” says MEP Philippe Olivier. The National Rally refutes any link with these anonymous accounts. The Le Pen family is “not very happy” about the use of these images, so much so that the party wanted to take legal action, before finally retracting, the party being “in the middle of European campaign.” “The dress that I will wear for the victory of Jordan (Bardella)”… numerous political messages promote the RN and Reconquest.