Presidency shares AI-generated picture of Tinubu–Kagame Paris assembly

The Presidency on Sunday shared a picture purporting to indicate President Bola Tinubu assembly with Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Paris, however the {photograph} was later flagged on X (previously Twitter) as being generated by synthetic intelligence.

The picture, which rapidly went viral, was posted by President Tinubu and his aides, exhibiting each leaders seated in the identical area throughout what was described as a non-public engagement within the French capital.

In his publish, President Tinubu stated the assembly centered on world and African affairs.

“This afternoon, I had a non-public lunch with H.E. President Paul Kagame of Rwanda to debate the present state of world affairs and advancing Africa in an ever-changing world panorama,” the president wrote.

Echoing the declare, the president’s Particular Assistant on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, posted: “President Bola Tinubu at a non-public lunch in Paris with the President of the Republic of Rwanda, Paul Kagame.”

Equally, the Particular Adviser to the President on Data and Technique, Bayo Onanuga, wrote: “President Bola Tinubu at a non-public lunch in Paris with the President of the Republic of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, discussing world affairs and advancing Africa. Sunday, January 4, 2026.”

Nevertheless, an X be aware appended to President Tinubu’s publish solid doubt on the authenticity of the picture. The be aware said: “Whereas a gathering between Tinubu and President Kagame is reported to have held in Paris, the picture on this publish seems to be AI-generated, given the GrokAI badge.”

Grok is a generative synthetic intelligence chatbot developed by xAI, the synthetic intelligence firm owned by Elon Musk.

The instrument is able to producing photos, conducting real-time searches and producing text-based responses.

Nevertheless, the event has sparked questions amongst Nigerians over using an AI-generated picture in official presidential communication, notably on a matter involving worldwide diplomacy.

Though President Tinubu tagged President Kagame within the publish, neither the picture nor any reference to the assembly appeared on Kagame’s verified X account.

As of the time of submitting this report, the Rwandan chief’s final publish was about English soccer membership Arsenal FC, dated November 27.

The Presidency has not defined why an AI-generated picture was used to depict the assembly, nor has it clarified whether or not an genuine {photograph} from the reported engagement exists.