deepfakes Archives

Deepfake video falsely pitches dietary supplement “created with Pfizer” as diabetes remedy

A Facebook video showing Tucker Carlson and a health educator discussing a diabetes remedy is a deepfake.

April 29, 2024

Jeff Cercone

AI detection tools for audio deepfakes fall short. How 4 tools fare and what we can do instead

Technology for deepfake detection is improving, but experts say tools for audio deepfake detection lag behind.

March 21, 2024

Loreben Tuquero

Dr. Oz wasn’t attacked on TV over a diabetes cure; the video was deepfaked

Oz has not pushed a diabetes cure and has been urging social media platforms to crack down on fake celebrity ads since 2019.

February 29, 2024

Jeff Cercone

Opinion | Look for the death of X and audio deepfakes in 2024

A look back at the big trends in misinformation in 2023, and what to expect this year.

January 4, 2024

Alex Mahadevan

Opinion | Journalists are often used in AI-generated misinfo, but cheaper tricks may still be more troubling

Hoaxsters have used AI to make Gayle King, Anderson Cooper and Margaret Brennan say things they didn’t say. Still, low-effort misinfo spreads faster.

October 13, 2023

Ren LaForme

Joy Reid isn’t hawking diet gummies on CNN. ‘I’ve been deepfaked, the MSNBC host says

A video that claimed to show Reid being interviewed by CNN’s Anderson Cooper about her weight loss success using diet gummies is a deepfake.

July 26, 2023

Jeff Cercone

How to spot deepfake videos like a fact-checker

Deepfakes are machine-generated images that change faces, bodies or voices, making people appear to do and say things that they never did or said.

April 20, 2023

Gabrielle Settles

Are you ready for a reality check? Check out Poynter’s first-ever media literacy zine

We’ve gone analog to bring you a zine full of activities and tips on spotting misinformation online, including identifying computer-generated content.

March 29, 2023

Laura Duclos

These projects are using AI to fight misinformation

A joint initiative of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has awarded $750,000…

March 12, 2019

Daniel Funke

We tried to create a deepfake of Mark Zuckerberg and Alex Jones and failed. Here’s what happened.

Making it look like someone did or said something that never happened is harder than…

June 20, 2018

Daniel Funke

A potential new marketing strategy for political campaigns: Deepfake videos

The video shows Donald Trump speaking from a podium. With his classic speaking habits —…

June 6, 2018

Daniel Funke

Fake war videos are using footage from gamers on YouTube

The video shows crosshairs hovering over what looks like a collection of buildings. In the…

May 2, 2018

Daniel Funke

Opinion | Look for the death of X and audio deepfakes in 2024

Opinion | Journalists are often used in AI-generated misinfo, but cheaper tricks may still be more troubling

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