Kadyrov calls accident with son a fake

Kadyrov calls fake reports of road accident and critical condition of his son

The head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov denied reports of a road traffic accident and the alleged critical condition of his son Adam Kadyrov, calling the data «throw-in» and fake information.

According to him, modern technologies, in particular artificial intelligence, The technology allows for the creation of convincing fakes that can «fool anyone».

Kadyrov also said that the news about his son had become the No. 1 topic in the world media, while real road accidents with a large number of fatalities, according to him, do not receive such attention.

Promise to strengthen the fight against fakes

Chechnya's leader promised Strengthen the fight against cybercrime and the spread of false information, He stressed that such reports, according to him, are particularly common in Chechnya.

What preceded the statement

In January, opposition Chechen channels and some publications reported on An accident in Grozny with the participation of 18-year-old Adam Kadyrov.

According to these reports, the car driven by the son of the head of Chechnya allegedly lost control at high speed and crashed into a fence, The vehicles in the motorcade behind collided with each other.

Information about possible victims of the accident is officially available was not confirmed.

Context.

Reports on the events surrounding the Kadyrov family regularly become the subject of an information confrontation between Chechen official structures and opposition sources.

Such stories are often accompanied by Mutual accusations of disinformation, This makes it difficult to independently verify the facts.