Baku, July 28, 2025 – The Europe Today: The Media Development Agency of Azerbaijan has issued a stern warning regarding the circulation of fabricated content on social media, created using deepfake technology and falsely attributed to several state officials.
In an official statement, the Agency said, “Several social media accounts have disseminated fabricated statements, allegedly made on behalf of several state officials of the Republic of Azerbaijan using deepfake technology, which do not reflect reality.”
The Agency underscored that a growing wave of manipulated video content, generated through artificial intelligence and distributed by certain groups, represents a deliberate attempt to distort public perception. “We emphasize that a series of fake video materials generated with the help of artificial intelligence and spread across the information space by certain groups are a blatant example of manipulation aimed at misleading public opinion,” the statement noted.
The Media Development Agency urged the public to rely strictly on information disseminated by official sources, including national news agencies and verified professional media platforms. “We call on Azerbaijani citizens, journalists, and civil society activists to always uphold a principled stance against such incidents and to remain vigilant in an environment where fake and false information-based campaigns and the trend of content creation using deepfake technologies are on the rise.”
The statement reflects growing concerns in Azerbaijan and globally over the misuse of AI-generated content to manipulate political discourse and erode public trust in institutions.
