Alain Barluet
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Correspondent in Moscow
Christine Lagarde talking on Zoom with Volodymyr Zelenki about the difficulties of the European economy and the future of the war in Ukraine.
Millions of Russian viewers were able to see this sequence broadcast Wednesday evening on Pervy Kanal, the main federal television channel which faithfully relays the messages of the Kremlin.
Except that the president of the European Central Bank (ECB) was unaware at that time that she was talking, not with the Ukrainian president, but with Vladimir Kouznetsov (alias “
Vovan
”) and Alexei Stolaryov (“
Lexus
”).
Two aces of the phone prank, past masters in the art of imitation and make-up, when they do not resort to doubles and "
deep fake
“, the digital trick allowing to replace a face thanks to artificial intelligence (AI).
Rising for a decade, the comedy duo have managed to trap dozens of world figures, from former British Prime Minister Boris…
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