Deepfakes in the election year.

Nadia Egalita, social media commentator talks about the potential use and abuse of Deepfakes technology to impact on the coming elections.

Scarlett Johansson, victim of the deepfake video phenomenon.’ 04 Jan 201 Source: Photos: Reuters

Why does Deepflakes have much greater potential to deceive compared to previous graphic technology? How might Deepfakes be used to influence politics?  Are there ways to detect and combat the fake videos.  Nadia Egalita explains.

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