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French farmers gather around a fire near Urt, southwestern France, to protest against a mass cull of cows ordered to contain the spread of a skin disease, 15 December 2025.

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Video. How AI-generated content is imitating farmer protests

Updated: 09/01/2026 - 14:36 GMT+1

The motivation for generating this kind of fake content can be to generate clicks, which can be monetised if it goes viral. Europe’s farmer protests have also been weaponised as part of Russian propaganda operations.

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