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Evaluating News Sources - Real or Fake?: Manipulated/Fake Videos and Photos

This guide is designed to help users identify and locate sources for real news.

Deep Fake Definition

What does "deep fake" mean?  Standard online dictionaries like Merriam-Webster and The Oxford English Dictionary have not defined this phenomenon yet.  The online Free Dictionary has this definition:

"A fake video created using artificial intelligence methods ("deep learning"), typically with the goal of mimicking a person's attributes and/or mannerisms."

Retrieved 22 July 2019, https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/deep-fake

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Articles about Deep Fake Videos

Mak, Tim, and Dina Temple-Raston. "Where Are the Deepfakes in This Presidential Election?" (NPR Morning Edition, 1 Oct. 2020)

Elfrink, Tim.  "Trump Shares Manipulated Video of Biden, Replacing 'Despacito' with N.W.A.'s Anti-Police Anthem."  (The Washington Post, 16 Sept. 2020)

Bartlett, Jamie.  "You Can't Believe a Word Any of These People Is Saying: That's the 'Deep Fake' Era for You."  (The Guardian, 16 June 2019)

Schwartz, Oscar.  "You Thought Fake News Was Bad?  Deep Fakes Are Where Truth Goes to Die."  (The Guardian, 12 Nov. 2018) 

Google Images

Google has added a fact check feature to some of its images:

Altered Reality (CBS This Morning Saturday, 5 May 2019)

Identifying Faked Photos

Wen, Tiffanie. "The Hidden Signs That Can Reveal a Fake Photo." BBC Future, 9 June 2020.

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