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: US Racial Violence
Racial Justice
Nationwide protests against police brutality and racism keep happening and mostly remain peaceful. There are people of all races, and religions in the crowd, including Asian Americans. For many of them, the death of George Floyd has been a self-desribed wake up call
Atlanta Group Strives to Build Stro...
On this Father’s Day, a man from the Atlanta, Georgia, area is doing his part to empower black men and boys of all ages. He co-founded a group that is a space that aims to be an inter-generational transfer of knowledge
Films on Police Brutality Racism
The death of George Floyd while in police custody has sparked protests across the country and abroad about police brutality against African Americans. Acclaimed films have shone a light on racial injustice against African Americans since the 1960s
African Diaspora Protest Alongside ...
Africans living in the United States met in Washington DC on Sunday to show their solidarity to African Americans, who have been protesting following the recent death in police custody of George Floyd in Minnesota and Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta
Who Are Antifa?
As protests spill into the streets of a number of U.S. cities, some officials are blaming the violence seen during some rallies on Antifa, or anti-fascists. President Trump has even said he wants to label the group as a terrorist organization
Police View on US Racisim
The death of African American George Floyd in the custody of police officers have spurred calls to reform law enforcement practices in the United States. VOA’s Marsha James and Gabrielle Weiss spoke to a retired police officer in Laurel, Maryland about her views of racism in the ranks
Deadly Police Shooting in Atlanta S...
A deadly police shooting in Atlanta, Georgia, has further fueled unrest and demonstrations against racism and police brutality. As VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports, the call for bipartisan legislation addressing police reform nationwide grows as protests across the country, and world, continue
US Policing Oakland
As protests against police violence continue in the U.S., residents are looking at their local police forces and asking questions. That is happening in Oakland, Calif., the birthplace of the Black Panthers in the 1960s and where the term “Black Lives Matter” was coined seven years ago. Michelle Quinn reports on how policing is still a contentious issue in this city of more than 400,000
Black Lives Matter Goes Mainstream ...
Senator Mitt Romney, a Republican stalwart, joined a Black Lives Matter march. Some NASCAR drivers, whose fan base includes legions of conservative whites, embraced the phrase. So did NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and executives of all 30 major league teams. The mayor of Washington ordered the words painted in large letters on a street near the White House. Now, Black Lives Matter Plaza turns up in driving directions from Google Maps.
US-International Religious Freedom
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Wednesday called out China, Iran, Nigeria and other nations for religious freedom violations. VOA’s Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine has more on the release of the State Department’s 2019 Report on International Religious Freedom~VOA NEWS