Pope Francis Caught in Picture Kissing US Musician Madonna? Fact Emerges [Video]

• A picture of Pope Francis having a kiss with the US musician Madonna and grabbing her breast has been verified
• The picture, which was shared on a Facebook page, was distributed to several groups with large followers, and reshared by many
• Africa Check, a reputable fact-checking organisation, confirmed that the viral picture was likely to be AI-generated, citing its investigation

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A viral picture on Facebook claimed the world leader of the Roman Catholic church, Pope Francis, kissed and grabbed the breast of US musician Madonna.

The photo was titled “Pope Francis and Madonna exchanging greetings. Don’t panic, ni salamu tu…I think.”

The part which is Kiswahili means: “This is just greetings.”

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The Facebook user posted the picture on his page and …