Believable Deepfake Videos Could Create Confusion and Mistrust During Elections

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Believable Deepfake Videos Could Create Confusion and Mistrust During Elections
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A deepfake video or audio clip, such as one showing Micheál Martin indicating he would enter a coalition with Sinn Féin, has the potential to cause confusion and sow mistrust during an election. Last week, an audio clip of London Mayor Sadiq Khan expressing disregard for the Remembrance weekend and prioritizing a Palestinian march circulated on social media.

A believable deepfake video or audio clip – Micheál Martin indicating he would enter coalition with Sinn Féin , say – could create confusion and sow mistrust during an electionMayor of London Sadiq Khan (right) at a Remembrance Day service in London on November 10th.

Photograph: Lucy North/PA Wire Last week, amid considerable political tension in the UK over a planned pro-Palestine march through London on Armistice Day, an audio clip from the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, was circulated on the social media platform “I don’t give a flying sh*t about the Remembrance weekend,” Khan said. “What’s important and paramount is the one million-man Palestinian march that takes place on Saturday.” In another clip, Khan observed: “I know we have Armistice Day on Saturday but why should Londoners cancel the Palestinian march on Saturday? Why don’t they have Remembrance weekend next weekend? What’s happening in Gaza is much bigger than this weekend and it’s curren

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