بانک مرکزی: صوت منتسب به همتی درباره ورشکستگی ۴ بانک خصوصی، ساخته هوش مصنوعی است

The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has issued an official statement denying an audio file circulating online that features a voice attributed to CBI Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati discussing the insolvency of several private banks. According to the central bank, the audio clip is entirely fabricated and was generated using artificial intelligence.

The institution emphasized that no interview or statement containing such remarks has been made by the governor on radio or through any other media outlet.

According to a report by Fars News Agency, the audio file recently surfaced on the internet and depicts a conversation between a woman claiming to be a radio host and a voice generated to sound like Hemmati. In the recording, the speaker claiming to be the governor states that the central bank can no longer support private banks as it did in the past.

The clip goes on to name four specific banks, warning that they must take the issue seriously or risk going bankrupt if current trends continue.

Refuting the claims made in the recording, the Central Bank of Iran stated that none of the four banks mentioned in the audio file are currently included on its list of imbalanced or troubled financial institutions.