A photograph shared from President Bola Tinubu’s reported meeting with Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Paris has stirred controversy online after social media users noticed a Grok watermark on the image.

President Tinubu was said to have met Kagame on Sunday in Paris, France. However, the photograph posted on the President’s verified X (formerly Twitter) account bore the watermark of Grok, a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by xAI, the AI company owned by Elon Musk.

Grok is widely known for its real-time search, image generation, and other AI-powered features. The same image was also shared by the Special Assistant to the President on New Media, Dada Olusegun, a development that further fuelled reactions across social media platforms.

Several X users questioned the authenticity of the image and criticised the use of a photo carrying an AI watermark to document what was described as a high-level diplomatic engagement.

An X user, Olayinka, who tweets as #mickoly, wrote, “Where in Europe is Tinubu? Why post #grok generated photo? No real photo from the meeting?”

Another user, Joshua Siyanbola (#JoshuaSiyanbol4), commented, “The picture seems to be an AI-generated image. In fact, it carries the Grok signature. I believe we can do better.”

Also reacting, Attorney General of the Unborn Nation, who tweets as #sonickay, said, “DO, the image has a Grok watermark at the bottom right corner. You should tell us where your principal is and what he is doing there rather than using AI images to fool your old self.”

Similarly, an anonymous user, Gospel Logic (#GospelLogic), wrote, “Grok logo gave you out, bro, you could have edited it out.”

As of the time of filing this report, neither the Presidency nor President Tinubu’s media aides had issued any official clarification on the origin of the image or the presence of the Grok watermark.

The incident has reignited public debate on the use of artificial intelligence in official government communication, with many calling for greater transparency and clarity to prevent misinformation and foster public trust.