What is a Deepfake?
A deepfake is a form of synthetic media in which a person in an existing image or video is replaced with someone else's likeness using artificial neural networks. While they have creative uses, they are increasingly used for misinformation and fraud.
How to Spot One
Detection often relies on identifying small inconsistencies that the AI models haven't yet perfected—such as unnatural blinking patterns, irregularities in the skin tone, or glitches around the edges of the face and hair.