A person dressed as Pikachu was spotted running from police with a crowd of protesters in Antalya, Turkey on Wednesday night. See the video. There was authentic footage of a person dressed as Pikachu running away during the protests, but this image of Pikachu surrounded by police in Turkey is AI.
The Turkish Pikachu Protestor participated in a series of anti-Erdogan protests in Antalya, Turkey (Türkiye), with videos of the man running around in a fu. A protester in a giant, inflatable Pikachu costume is going viral-and sparking a flurry of AI-generated images-after being spotted fleeing police in Antalya, Turkey. The costumed figure was.
Multiple news reports have featured footage of a Turkish protester dressed in a Pikachu costume fleeing from police during ongoing demonstrations against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. But an image that spread globally online purportedly depicting that moment up close is actually AI. Turkey Protests: Pikachu joins mass protests against Erdogan.
(Image Credit: X) A protester- dressed in a Pikachu costume- was seen running from the police in Antalya amid mass protests against the arrest of Istanbul mayor who is considered Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival. The viral moment was first shared by writer and political commentator Adam Schwarz on Bluesky. "Pikachu was spotted amongst anti-Erdoğan protesters fleeing from police in Antalya, Turkey last.
Did an authentic photo show protesters in Turkey in March 2025, dressed as The Joker, Batman, Pikachu and Spiderman? No.
