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On March 3, Daniil Bezsonov, an official with the pro-Russian separatist region of Ukraine that styles itself as the Donetsk People’s Republic, tweeted a video that he said revealed: “How Ukrainian fakes are made.”
Researchers at Clemson University’s Media Forensics Hub and ProPublica identified more than a dozen videos that purport to debunk apparently nonexistent Ukrainian fakes.
When sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube ban users for violating their terms of service, those individuals often don’t leave social media altogether. Instead, many of these digital deportees flock to alternative sites to meet their online social demands. Known broadly as “alt-tech,” sites like Gab, Parler and Rumble are best known as harbors for...
The Taliban is banned from most major social media platforms, but it’s still utilizing those online spaces to spread their messaging.
The Tom Cruise deepfakes were hard to create. But less sophisticated 'shallowfakes' are already wreaking havoc The Tom Cruise deepfakes were hard to create. But less sophisticated 'shallowfakes' are already wreaking havoc Tyler SonnemakerApr 2, 2021, 03:58 IST Michael Kovac/Getty Images But less sophisticated "shallowfakes" and other synthetic media are already creating havoc. DARPA's AI experts mapped out how hard it would be to create these emerging types of fake media. The coiffed hair, the squint, the jaw clench, and even the signature cackle - it all looks and sounds virtually indisting...