In 2019, a video surfaced of then - US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi that appeared to show her in an impaired condition. The video was a deepfake featuring footage modified to make the Speaker seem intoxicated or unwell. Yet despite its inauthenticity, the video went viral and received millions of views on social media. Today, many users remain unable to tell the difference between deepfakes and legitimate media.
What Are Deepfakes? Deepfakes are synthetic videos, images, or audio record
