A video circulating on social media of President Nikos Christodoulides speaking to RIK journalist Stavros Kyprianou is fake, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Friday, adding that it had been AI generated.

“The video is false, created with artificial intelligence and does not correspond to any real conversation or event,” Letymbiotis said in a post on X.

He stressed that the government is monitoring the situation closely and is taking action with the relevant authorities and urged citizens to remain cautious and verify information before sharing.

“We need to cultivate a culture of additional critical thinking and a responsible attitude towards the information we receive and reproduce,” he said.

RIK general director, Thanasis Tsokos, also issued a statement, clarifying that RIK and its journalists were not involved in the creation of the video in question in any way and called on the public to be particularly cautious in regards to similar videos and news shared online.

The fake video shows President Christodoulides allegedly talking to RIK journalist Stavros Kyprianou