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Fact-Checking with SIFT: Deepfakes

Deepfake Defined

Deepfake Defined: 

"The word deepfake has become a generic noun for the use of machine-learning algorithms and facial-mapping technology to digitally manipulate people’s voices, bodies and faces. "

Source: Sasse, Ben. "This new technology could send American politics into a tailspin." The Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2018, www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-real-scary-news-about-deepfakes/2018/10/19/6238c3ce-d176-11e8-83d6-291fcead2ab1_story.html?utm_term=.6c0200c6513a. Accessed 25 Oct. 2018.

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When Seeing is No Longer Believing: Inside the Pentagon's Race Against Deep Fake Videos, CNN

Interesting Articles:

"The New Arms Race: Deep Fakes and Their Impact on Information"  https://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=18390

Chiu, Allyson. "Facebook Wouldn’t Delete an Altered Video of Nancy Pelosi. What About One of Mark Zuckerberg?" WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/06/12/mark-zuckerberg-deepfake-facebook-instagram-nancy-pelosi/

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