Baku: On some social media accounts, statements that do not reflect reality and were created using ‘deep fake’ technology have been circulated in the names of several Azerbaijani state officials, the Media Development Agency told APA.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, a series of fake video footage created with the help of artificial intelligence by certain circles and spread in the information environment is a blatant example of manipulation aimed at misleading public opinion. The agency urges the public to trust only the information provided by official sources, reminding them that they can obtain information expressing the official position of the state from official sources, as well as from the country’s news agencies and other professional media entities.

The agency calls on Azerbaijani citizens, journalists, and public activists to always demonstrate principledness in the face of such situations, and to be vigilant in an environment where campaigns based on fake and false information, and the trend of creating content using “deep fake” technologies, are gaining momentum.