“A viral image shows an elderly French couple in their underwear after being stripped and robbed during recent riots.”

The claim that a viral image shows an elderly French couple stripped and robbed during recent riots has been thoroughly debunked. The image, which circulated widely on social media and was even shared by some police unions, contains visual inconsistencies characteristic of AI generation, such as figures blending into the background. The BBC and other outlets traced the origin of the image to an online source where the creators admitted to generating it using AI tools. Additionally, the Paris prosecutor's office and French media outlets have reported that there is no official record or evidence of such an assault taking place. While a journalist initially reported the incident citing a police source, subsequent investigations by organizations like Libération's CheckNews and France 24 found no corroborating evidence to support the report.