Macron says world leaders have made 'stupid' comments on France riots based on fake AI videos

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday criticised world leaders for making "stupid" comments about the rioting and looting that broke out on the sidelines of nationwide demonstrations in France Saturday, in an apparent swipe at US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Macron said the leaders were taking aim at France in the context of upcoming elections in their countries and added that they had been influenced by fake videos generated by artificial intelligence (AI) about the riots. Read moreLive: Those who want to cause chaos will not be allowed to, Macron says ahead of Saturday protests Saturday's unrest overshadowed demonstrations in which more than half a million people marched peacefully nationwide against the rising cost of living. Those rallies followed four weeks of student protests that have closed many schools across France. Since the rioting – the worst France has seen in years – and ahead of further cost-of-living demonstrations this coming Saturday, Macron's government has warned it will brook no further violence. Authorities in Paris and several other cities imposed nighttime curfews Monday and Tuesday in certain zones prone to ...