No, Karoline Leavitt didn't tell Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traoré to 'sit down, boy' The claim stemmed from a series of AI-generated videos on TikTok and YouTube.

In June 2025, videos surfaced on social media alleging that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt had told interim President Capt. Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso, West Africa, to "sit down ...

Manchester United goalkeeper André Onana paid a surprise visit to Burkina Faso’s president, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, as part of his off-season break.

Three years ago, Ibrahim Traoré was a junior army officer in Burkina Faso’s armed forces. Today, he has emerged as a surprising anti-Western hero preaching self-reliance and resilience with ...

Anti-French sentiment in Burkina Faso has roused support for coup leader Ibrahim Traore on social media, much of it exaggerated. A video containing an image of Traore and a man purported to be a ...

Footage showing Burkina Faso leader is likel y deepfake 25 June 2025 What was claimed A video shows Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the military leader of Burkina Faso, making a long speech which criticises ...

Anti-French sentiment in Burkina Faso has roused support for coup leader Ibrahim Traore on social media, much of it exaggerated. A video containing an image of Traore and a man purported to be a ...

Three years ago, Ibrahim Traoré was a junior army officer in Burkina Faso’s armed forces. Today, he has emerged as a surprising anti-Western hero preaching self-reliance and resilience with ...

For the governments of West Africa's Sahel region, the stakes are even higher. Gold is a lifeline for the military juntas of ...

Lieutenant-Colonel Ibrahim Traoré, the junta leader of Burkina Faso, very recently received Tete António, the Special Envoy of the African Union (AU) Chairperson, Angolan President João ...