An image shared on Facebook claims to show French President Emmanuel Macron and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shaking hands.

Verdict: False

The image is generated by artificial intelligence. There is no evidence that Macron has shaken Khameni’s hand in recent days.

Fact Check:

Macron has called for countries to stop selling weapons to Israel if they want to have a ceasefire in the Middle East, according to The New York Times. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized Macron’s statements, the outlet reported.

Social media users are sharing an image, claiming that Khamenei and Macron met and shook hands. One user wrote,” France, then and now. ‘There is nothing new under the sun.’”

This image is generated by artificial intelligence. Check Your Fact ran the image through Hive Moderation, a tool that can detect images created by artificial intelligence. The tool found that there was an 87.5% chance it was generated by artificial intelligence.

There is no evidence that Macron has met with Khamenei. Check Your Fact could not find any media outlets who have reported on any such alleged meeting. A 2014 Vox article stated that Khamenei has not left Iran, though Check Your Fact could not find any instance of the Iranian leader leaving Iran in the decade after that article was published.

Logically Facts also debunked this claim. (Fact Check: Did Iran Conduct A Nuclear Test That Triggered An Earthquake?)