Azerbaijani Media Agency Reportedly Warned Purported Deepfake Videos Attributed to Defense and Foreign Ministers Claimed Belarusian Plane Was Downed in Russian Airspace

July 12, 2025

The Media Development Agency of Azerbaijan warned about misleading deepfake videos, allegedly AI-generated, circulating on social media. These videos purportedly showed statements from the defense and foreign ministers (Zakir Hasanov and Jeyhun Bayramov) about a supposed downing of a Belarusian aircraft in Russian airspace. The agency stated that these videos were not authentic, labeling it as an attempt to manipulate information for public deception.

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Alleged deployer: unknown-disinformation-actors
Alleged developer: unknown-deepfake-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties: zakir-hasanov, jeyhun-bayramov, government-of-azerbaijan, epistemic-integrity, national-security-and-intelligence-stakeholders

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