Baku: Azerbaijan's Media Development Agency has called on Meta to take action against deepfake content falsely attributed to the President of Azerbaijan. A fabricated statement, created using deepfake technology, has been circulated on several Facebook accounts, falsely representing the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

According to Azerbaijan State News Agency, the Media Development Agency of Azerbaijan (MEDIA) stated that this disinformation, generated with artificial intelligence, aims to mislead public opinion, obtain citizens' personal data, and cause financial harm. The agency highlighted a rising trend of cyber fraud involving similar content on Facebook.

MEDIA has urged Meta, the owner of Facebook, to promptly remove the harmful content. Furthermore, the agency has advised the public to rely on information from official sources and has called on journalists and public activists to uphold a principled stance against such incidents. MEDIA emphasized the importance of vigilance in an environment increasingly plagued by fake information campaigns and deepfake content.