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The Presidency has dismissed claims circulating in the media and on social platforms that a photograph showing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Paris was generated using artificial intelligence.
In a statement issued on Monday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, the Presidency described the reports and online commentary as a misrepresentation of facts.
According to the statement, the photograph is authentic and was taken during a meeting between Presidents Tinubu and Kagame in Paris on Sunday.
The two leaders were said to have met earlier in the day and had lunch together before attending a dinner engagement with French President Emmanuel Macron later that evening.
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The Presidency explained that the image, which sparked speculation due to its appearance, was taken with a mobile phone and initially had poor visual quality.
It said the photographer subsequently used an image-enhancement tool, grok, to improve clarity, stressing that the act did not make the photograph artificially generated.
He faulted the conclusion that the image was AI-generated, noting that proper verification would have clarified the issue.
He further urged media practitioners to seek clarification before publishing claims capable of misleading the public.
