The larger point, aside from the semantic difference between a misleading tape and a doctored one, is the growing risk of so-called “deepfakes” — photos or video created or altered by technology — to spread disinformation and influence elections
of a famous person — former President Barack Obama, who was made to appear to be calling President Trump a “total and complete dips***.” The clip, which was an acknowledged fake and not intended to deceive, has received over 7 million views on YouTube.
“The goal is to shift public perception about a person, about an event, about a policy perhaps,” he said. “If you can shift that public perception enough to create some sort of a public outcry, now you have the mainstream media attention as well as the authentic population on social media that believes something [real] is now happening.”
An image made from a fake video featuring former President Barack Obama shows elements of facial mapping used in new technology that lets anyone make videos of real people appearing to say things they’ve never said.
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