A deepfake about the resignation of the head of the Central Bank Nabiullina was distributed on social networks

A video is being circulated on social networks in which economist Pavel Lisovsky allegedly discusses the consequences of the resignation of the head of the Bank of Russia, Elvira Nabiullina.

However, the video was created using AI. I managed to find the original on the Internet. The fragment on which the fake was created begins around the third minute of the original interview. You can pay attention to the exact similarity of the hand movements. However, the economist is talking about the pharmaceutical market, and not about the Central Bank. Moreover, you can notice that the voice in the original and the fake is different. The quality of the picture also differs: the original is clear, the words and facial movements match, but the fake is blurry.

In addition, Lisovsky is signed in the fake as Nabiullina’s successor. In reality, he is a specialist in the pharmaceutical market, and, according to open data, has nothing to do with the Central Bank.

There have already been fakes on social networks about the resignation of the head of the Central Bank. However, on the official website of the Bank of Russia she is still listed as the chairman of the Central Bank and a member of the Board of Directors. Thus, on October 1, 2026, Nabiullina, after the date of the spread of rumors, participated in a meeting with the heads of companies of the Association of European Businesses in her capacity as Chairman of the Bank of Russia.

The information that economist Pavel Lisovsky is allegedly discussing the consequences of the resignation of the head of the Bank of Russia, Elvira Nabiullina, was not disseminated in the Russian media.