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> Just imagine people using this tool to spread false claims and propaganda. That was done in The Expanse novels, I wonder if that is where people get the idea
by Datenstrom 7y ago
> Just imagine people using this tool to spread false claims and propaganda.
That was done in The Expanse novels, I wonder if that is where people get the ideas to create things like this from.
> Can we also determine if the video was actually edited or forged?
Detecting fake videos is actively being researched and there are working methods available, governments are very much aware of the danger.
- mathieuh 7y agoThere will still be some lag between initial release and govt response. C.f. The War of the Worlds broadcast
- manifestsilence 7y agoYikes, yeah. The War of the Worlds broadcast panic was an accident, too. Imagine an engineered panic on that scale. Especially if it was released through a trusted news source, by either hackery or social engineering.
- underwater 7y agoIronically, the current belief is that The War of the Worlds panic was greatly exaggerated: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/war-of-the-worlds/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/war-of-the-worlds/