Headlines- Deepfakes use artificial intelligence (AI)-driven deep learning software to manipulate preexisting photographs, videos, or audio recordings of a person to create new, fake images, videos, and audio recordings.
- AI technology has the ability to manipulate media and swap out a genuine person's voice and likeness for similar counter parts.
- Deepfake creators use this fake substance to spread misinformation and other illegal activities.Deepfakes are frequently used on social networking sites to elicit heated responses or defame opponents.
- One can identify AI created fake videos by identifying abnormal eye movement, Unnatural facial expressions, a lack of feeling, awkward-looking hand,body or posture,unnatural physical movement or form, unnatural coloring, Unreal-looking hair,teeth that don't appear natural, Blurring, inconsistent audio or noise, images that appear unnatural when slowed down, differences between hashtags blockchain-based digital fingerprints, reverse image searches.
- Look for details,like stange background,orientation of teeth,handsclothing,asymmetrical facial features,use reverse image search tools.
- Propagandist journalists are seen as the true journalists by autocratic rulers and populist leaders worldwide, as they serve as the government's cheerleaders.
- Globally, populist and nationalist leaders passed draconian laws to punish journalists under the guise of "fake news" or "not in the national interest."
- False or misleading informations are spread by organizations posing as legitimate media outlets in an attempt to twist public opinion in favor of a certain ideology.
- On social media,watch out for fake messages and news.
- Check Google Images for Authenticity. The Google Reverse Images search can helps you.
- It Would Be Better to Ignore Social Media Messages that are forwarded from Unknown or Little-Known Sources.
- It is a horrible crime to post obscene, morphed images of women on social media networks, sometimes even in pornographic websites, as retaliation.
- If a fake message asks you to share something, you can quickly recognize it as fake messege.
- Always Check Independent Fact Checking Sites if You Have Some Doubts About the Authenticity of Any Information or Picture or video.
Month: February 2020
In Myanmar, Betel Quid Chewing Rema...
As World Cancer Day is being observed on Feb. 4, health authorities are warning of the dangers of betel quid chewing. It’s a risky but popular habit in many Asian countries. One of them is Myanmar where more than half of the men chew it. Dave Grunebaum has more on this tradition and its dangers
American Stories
Keisha Brown and Dennis Moore have been living on toxic wasteland since they were young. Though the government has designated funds to clean up their community, they say that hazardous waste has taken a large toll on their health…Military Veteran Burly Hampe, better known in his shop as “Dizzy,” has been running a tattoo parlor near a large US military base since 2012. He talks about his approach to putting ink to skin and gaining the respect of his customers
Kenyan Farmers Hit by Worst Locust ...
East Africa is experiencing the worst desert locust invasion in 25 years, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, and the worst in Kenya for 70 years. Desert locusts have ravaged at least 11 of Kenya’s 47 counties, leaving a trail of destruction on farmland. Experts say if the locust invasion is not checked, it could pose a serious threat to food security and livelihoods in the region
California Couple Helping Migrants ...
John and Laura Hunter live in southern California and over the past few years they’ve begun heading out into the desert around the U.S.-Mexico border and trying to make sure people making the trek to the U.S. from South and Central America stay alive during their passage
Historic Moment in American Politic...
The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in the U.S. Senate is entering its third week and since the beginning of the trial, inside and outside the US Capitol, there have been constant demonstrations from both sides of the political spectrum
Q&A: How the Coronavirus Diffe...
Andy Pekosz, a professor of molecular microbiology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, about the coronavirus. His laboratory studies influenza and other respiratory viruses such as SARS, and hantaviruses
Zimbabwe Screening Travelers in Wak...
The World Health Organization (WHO) says Zimbabwe is using the WHO-prescribed intervention measures in order to curb infections in the country through travelers
Scene at United Nations Headquarter...
A view of Manhattan through the window of the Secretary-General’s conference room
Uyghurs in Saudi Arabia Flee to Tur...
The new policy has forced the 100-odd members of the Uyghur diaspora in Saudi Arabia to make a choice between returning home, where they are likely to be accused of harboring “strong religious views” and detained, or remain where they are, under constant threat of deportation because of their illegal status
American Stories
It’s not for everyone, but if your idea of fun involves taking a plunge in icy water this may be your kind of event. That’s exactly what some people did in Annapolis, Maryland, for a fundraiser for the Special Olympics of Maryland….Kelly Carnes is anything but ordinary. A public relations executive and entrepreneur, she has made parties and carnivals her everyday reality and lives the life that feels natural to her