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
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 has added a fact check feature to some of its images:
"Seeing Isn't Believing: The Fact Checker's Guide to Manipulated Video." (Washington Post, 25 June 2019)
Guynn, Jessica. "Fake Trump Video? How to Spot Deepfakes on Facebook and YouTube ahead of the Presidential Election." (USA Today, 8 Jan. 2020)
"When Seeing Is No Longer Believing: Inside the Pentagon's Race against Deepfake Videos." (CNN Business, 2019)
Wen, Tiffanie. "The Hidden Signs That Can Reveal a Fake Photo." BBC Future, 9 June 2020.