These are variations of the interim President of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, during an official appearance in December 2025.

Only one of the four images is real, the rest were generated by AI.

Can you identify the authentic photo?

This is the real image

This particular image of Traoré was released by the Presidency of Burkina Faso in December 2025.

If you guessed right, well done. If not, that’s fine, this is how convincing generative AI has become. Check out some element below.

Elements	Real image	AI image
Clothing	Traoré only wears military fatigue without a name patch	Traoré has never worn a suit since he became a public image or name patch
Face and Neck	His face and neck blends with the fatigue	His neck is too smooth in the generated images
Cap	His signature beret fits the fatigue	Beret on a suit looks wrong