Mickelwait pulled out her laptop, created a dummy e-mail account, and uploaded a video of a darkened corner of her…
Focus Tag: Deep Fakes
Behind Fake-Account Issue That Elon Musk Cited in Calling Twitter Deal ‘On Hold’ | The Wall Street Journal
Elon Musk’s tweet saying his planned Twitter Inc. acquisition was on hold put the spotlight on questions about fake accounts,…
Deepfakes and fake news pose a growing threat to democracy, experts warn | Phys.org
In mid-March, as the Russian invasion of Ukraine crept into its third week, an unusual video started making the rounds…
Ofcom: One in three internet users can’t spot fake accounts or content | Daily Mail Online
Many people believe they can easily spot fake news online, but a new report suggests we may not be as…
TikTok algorithm directs users to fake news about Ukraine war, study says | The Guardian
A new TikTok account can be shown falsehoods about the Ukraine war within minutes of signing up to the app,…
Fact check: The deepfakes in the disinformation war between Russia and Ukraine | DW
Manipulated videos designed to make it look as if someone said or did something they did not — known as…
Meta takes down deepfake of Ukraine’s President Zelensky surrendering | TechCrunch
Meta removed an altered video falsely depicting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ordering troops to surrender Wednesday. The video is the…
Why Facebook Employees ‘Deprioritized’ Misinformation: Docs | Time
In May 2019, a video purporting to show House Speaker Nancy Pelosi inebriated, slurring her words as she gave a speech…
This startup is creating personalized deepfakes for corporations | Rest of World
Umang Agarwal is a Hrithik Roshan superfan. For the past five years, he’s run a YouTube channel dedicated to the…
Fake news in Veles, North Macedonia | The Washington Post
Photographer Jonas Bendiksen’s newest book, ”The Book of Veles” (Gost, 2021), raises some really tough questions. At its most basic…