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The quest for authenticity in a digital world

THE potential for deepfakes to sway public opinion and influence the outcome of India's Lok Sabha is raising red flags throughout the cyber community. While Indians are deciding on which candidate best represents their views, deepfakes and generative technologies make it easy for manipulators to create and spread realistic videos of a candidate saying or doing something that never actually occurred.

Deepfake threat in politics