Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (leader of the right-wing Fratelli d'Italia party) publicly condemned AI-generated deepfake images of herself circulating on social media, posting a screenshot of a fabricated photo depicting her in underwear accompanied by a shaming caption. Meloni acknowledged the wider danger, writing that "deepfakes are a dangerous tool because they deceive, manipulate, and can target anyone," while noting that, unlike most victims, she has the resources to fight back. Commentators observe that while the case is politically ironic given the right's own history with disinformation, the deeper issue is that sexualised synthetic imagery is overwhelmingly weaponised against women — whether public figures or private individuals — as a form of humiliation and gender-based violence that extends well beyond any single political controversy.