Italy’s Meloni denounces deepfake photo as a political attack

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni denounced the circulation of a deepfake image depicting her in bed wearing lingerie, which she shared on Facebook with a post from a user named Roberto. Meloni warned against sharing such unverified images on social media, noting that while the manipulation made her look better, it was used to attack and fabricate lies against her. She acknowledged the danger of deepfakes as tools that can deceive and target individuals, though it was not immediately clear if she would report the incident to law enforcement.

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