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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo, Ana Lucía González Paz, Bryony Moore, Andrew Witherspoon and Elena Morresi

Smudgy chins, weird hands, dodgy numbers: seven signs you’re watching a deepfake

Composite of false, AI generated images

In a crucial election year for the world, with the UK, US and France among the countries going to the polls, disinformation is swirling around social media.

There is much concern about deepfakes, or artificial intelligence-generated images or audio of leading political figures designed to mislead voters, and whether they will affect results.

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