Overview
- Shakira published an urgent Instagram statement on Friday condemning digitally created images that place her in events and next to people she says she has not been with.
- She said many of the manipulated photos are being used to promote brands with which she has no contracts and to circulate false rumors about her private life.
- The singer translated the message into English and thanked fans for spotting and reporting falsified posts that helped identify fake content.
- Shakira’s management says it is actively working to dismantle the images and curb their spread, but no specific legal actions or successful platform takedowns have been reported publicly.
- Experts and the coverage note a wider risk for public figures from synthetic media, and the timing — during her international tour and ahead of a July 19 World Cup final performance and a Madrid residency — could amplify the harm and the need for platform responses.