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.
Tag: Mozambique
After Attacks on Villages in the No...
: On the morning of October 31st, Islamist terrorists affiliated to the Central African Province of the Islamic State (ISCAP) carried out several attacks on some villages in the Muidumbe district of Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique: Nchinga, Namacunde, 24 de Março, Muatide and Muambula
COVID-19 Complicates Relief Efforts...
Civilians who are bearing the brunt of militant attacks in northern Mozambique say they feel safe in the town of Pemba but aid groups that are helping them say the coronavirus is posing challenges because of overcrowding
Zimbabwe Dismisses Reports of Troop...
A communiqué released after the meeting acknowledged that instability in Mozambique was on the agenda. “The two Heads of State addressed the security situation in Cabo Delgado and parts of the Manica Provincesand Sofala where terrorists and armed groups carry out attacks, murders and destruction of public and private infrastructure and strongly condemned these acts, which seek to undermine efforts towards peace and development.”
Mozambique’s 2019: Cyclones, ...
The Southern African nation of Mozambique is coming off a violent, disputed election campaign, two devastating cyclones, a shadowy insurgency, an ongoing corruption scandal, and a visit by the Pope, who tried to bring this battered nation together. As the coastal nation looks toward 2020, with a major, multibillion-dollar ExxonMobil natural gas deal hanging in the air, what lies ahead, and can this fractured nation be put back together?
Death of Activist Ahead of Mozambiq...
With less than a week to go before the elections in Mozambique, the death of human rights activist Anastacio Matavele has raised concerned about the fairness of the vote
Pope Wraps 3-Day, 3-Message Mozambi...
Three words resonated like a refrain during Pope Francis’ whirlwind tour of Mozambique: hope, peace, and reconciliation. Tens of thousands of faithful from across the African continent packed a Maputo stadium to hear that message, and take it with them
Mix and Match
Pope Francis is making a historic visit to Mozambique this week at the start of a three-nation Africa tour. Anita Powell has a preview from Maputo…A peculiar form of body art is gaining popularity in New York City – it’s protest body art where people paint their bodies not with pictures and innocent images, but slogans aimed at fighting divisiveness.
Mozambique: Education Barriers for ...
Children with albinism face insecurity and significant obstacles to accessing quality education in the Tete province of Mozambique, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The report, “‘From Cradle to Grave’: Discrimination and Barriers to Education for Persons with Albinism in Tete Province, Mozambique” is in the form of a special web feature with video and photos
Mozambique’s Cyclone Survivor...
Mozambique’s government and aid agencies have launched a cholera vaccination campaign Wednesday in the port city of Beira to treat nearly a million people affected by Cyclone Idai
More Aid Getting to Cyclone-Hit Moz...
Two weeks after Cyclone Idai slammed into Mozambique, some towns remain all but inaccessible because roads and bridges have been washed away. The situation has slowed the delivery of desperately-needed food and medicine