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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Aussies worry about harmful deepfakes but share anyway

Australians ignore suspected deepfake content and share online without checking the veracity. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Deepfake political content is rising in Australia and only one in 10 voting adults is very confident they identify the fakes, a study finds. 

Despite the widespread concerns about artificial intelligence technology, almost half of Australians ignore content they believe to be fraudulent and few check material before sharing it online. 

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