Political misinformation deepfakes (audio and video) created by an undergraduate student reduced viewers’ willingness to vote for the politicians targeted. However, these deepfakes were not consistently more effective than the same misinformation presented as simple text. 🗳️🤖📉
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Homemade political deepfakes can fool voters, but may not beat plain text misinformation
A new study finds that deepfakes made by an undergraduate student were able to sway political opinions and create false memories, but they weren't consistently more persuasive than written misinformation. The findings raise questions about the actual threat…
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