How ‘Deepfake’ Videos Are Manipulating People Online | TODAY?

Deepfake videos are like fake photos that move and talk, they trick people into thinking someone is saying or doing something they’re not.

Imagine you have a favorite cartoon character. Now imagine that character suddenly starts talking like your teacher, even though your teacher isn’t near the screen. That’s kind of what deepfakes do, they take one person's face and put it on another person’s body in a video, making it look real.

Think of it like playing dress-up with a friend. You take their face and put it on your body, or vice versa. Deepfake videos use computers to copy someone’s face from one video and paste it onto another person’s face in a different video, making it look like they’re talking or acting.

People often believe what they see on screen because it looks real. If a deepfake video shows your favorite celebrity saying something silly, you might share it with all your friends, even if it's not true! That’s how deepfakes can trick people online and make them think things that aren’t really happening are actually happening. Deepfake videos are like fake photos that move and talk, they trick people into thinking someone is saying or doing something they’re not.

Imagine you have a favorite cartoon character. Now imagine that character suddenly starts talking like your teacher, even though your teacher isn’t near the screen. That’s kind of what deepfakes do, they take one person's face and put it on another person’s body in a video, making it look real.

Think of it like playing dress-up with a friend. You take their face and put it on your body, or vice versa. Deepfake videos use computers to copy someone’s face from one video and paste it onto another person’s face in a different video, making it look like they’re talking or acting.