Deep fakes seem destined to be the next source of political disinformation. The trouble is that by the time the 'deep fake' has been debunked, it has already ma

Deep fakes seem destined to be the next source of political disinformation. The trouble is that by the time the 'deep fake' has been debunked, it has already made it's impact by spreading at rocket speed across social media. It's quite chilling what the consequences could be for political campaigns and debate. This is an example of 'deep fakes' of two British politicians. If you look closely you can spot something amiss in the way they speak. Lots of people won't be look closely though. And this is from 2019 - the technology can only have improved since then. The fake video where Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn endorse each other (2019) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-50381728 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-50381728