How deepfakes undermine truth and threaten democracy | Danielle Citron?

Imagine you're watching a video where someone says something silly, but it looks really real. That’s what deepfakes are like: fake videos that make people say or do things they never actually did.

Deepfakes use computers to trick your eyes and ears. They take pictures of someone's face, then move it around in a video like a puppet. It’s like when you draw on your friend’s face with markers, the real person still has their own voice, but their face looks silly.

If fake videos look real, people might believe them. Imagine if a leader said something crazy in a deepfake video, and everyone thought it was true. That could make people confused about what's real or not.

Democracy is like a big game where people choose who leads them. If fake videos help someone win by tricking others, or stop people from voting, that messes up the whole game. It’s like if you were playing with friends, and someone used a sneaky trick to cheat.

Deepfakes can make it hard for everyone to know what's true, and that makes it harder to choose good leaders. Imagine you're watching a video where someone says something silly, but it looks really real. That’s what deepfakes are like: fake videos that make people say or do things they never actually did.

Democracy is like a big game where people choose who leads them. If fake videos help someone win by tricking others, or stop people from voting, that messes up the whole game. It’s like if you were playing with friends, and someone used a sneaky trick to cheat.

Deepfakes can make it hard for everyone to know what's true, and that makes it harder to choose good leaders.