Shafaq News/ The media office of the head of the State of Law coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, distanced himself from an audio recording in which Al-Maliki attacked leaders and political forces, most notably the leader Muqtada al-Sadr.
Al-Maliki's media office confirmed the audio recording is "fabricated."
The Office confirmed that "what was published is synthesized voice of Al-Maliki through Deepfake technology."
Below is the circulated audio.