After large-scale riots broke out in many parts of France on October 17, many fake videos about the Eiffel Tower went viral on social media, some of which reached millions of views. According to the investigation, these videos were all generated by artificial intelligence: the first video showed “the Palestinian flag was hung on top of the Eiffel Tower,” but it was wrong to take a closer look; the second video, “The Eiffel Tower ignites a fire with heavy smoke”, went viral online in September 2025, and was falsified at the time; the third video, “The Eiffel Tower was 'stopped and burned down' by the fire” was even more ridiculous.

After large-scale riots broke out in many parts of France on October 17, many fake videos about the Eiffel Tower went viral on social media, some of which reached millions of views. According to the investigation, these videos were all generated by artificial intelligence: the first video showed “the Palestinian flag was hung on top of the Eiffel Tower,” but the national flag was wrong; the second video, “The Eiffel Tower ignited a fire with heavy smoke,” went viral online in September 2025, and was falsified at the time; the third video, “The Eiffel Tower was 'stopped by the fire and burned down'” was even more ridiculous.