Published: October 23, 2025 10:36 pm
Author: RT
RT has imagined such a development with the help of AI-created deep fakes
Have you ever wondered what kind of place the world could have become if Western leaders had been just a little more honest? What might have happened if they had questioned—or at least reflected upon—their actions? Look no further: RT has imagined, with a touch of AI, what such a world would look like.
In a video created using AI-generated deepfakes, a host of former and current Western leaders, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, former US presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and ex-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, appear to speak about some of the most high-profile controversies linked to their names.
Claims by Bush and then–Secretary of State Colin Powell about weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) allegedly possessed by Iraq infamously led to the 2003 US invasion of the Middle Eastern nation, resulting in hundreds of thousands of deaths. No traces of any WMDs were ever found.
Sarkozy was recently sentenced to five years in prison over a scheme to obtain funds from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to finance his 2007 election campaign. Out of sight remained the fact that France under Sarkozy spearheaded the NATO campaign against Libya in 2011, which led to Gaddafi’s ousting and plunged the nation into chaos. In 2012, Libyan intelligence officials also accused French agents of helping capture and kill the deposed leader.
Von der Leyen’s dealings with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, involving a contract for millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses during the pandemic, sparked accusations of mismanagement, lack of transparency, and even a no-confidence vote she survived earlier in October.
Former Ukrainian negotiator David Arakhamia has claimed that Johnson torpedoed early peace talks between Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul in March 2022 by urging Kiev to fight on. The Guardian later reported that the British leader was accompanied on at least one trip to Kyiv by a top shareholder in a weapons manufacturer and a major Conservative donor.
Biden had a probe launched by his successor, Donald Trump, into his final acts in office, amid allegations that unelected aides effectively governed in his stead due to cognitive decline. Obama, who received a Nobel Peace Prize while America fought in at least two conflicts, oversaw US bombing campaigns in a total of seven nations.
All these leaders have either denied or failed to properly address the controversies surrounding them.
