Why are deepfakes becoming a major concern for public trust?

Deepfakes are like fake videos that can make people say or do things they never actually did, and now they’re making it hard for everyone to know what’s real.

Imagine you have a favorite cartoon character, like SpongeBob SquarePants. Now imagine someone made a video where SpongeBob says something silly, but it looks exactly like the real SpongeBob. That's kind of how deepfakes work, they take real people and make them say or do things that aren’t true.

Deepfakes use computers to copy someone’s face or voice. It’s like when you press your face against a glass window, and then you move your head, the person on the other side looks like they're moving too! Computers can do this trick with videos, so people in the video look like they’re really talking or acting.

When deepfakes are used to make fake news or pretend someone said something bad, it’s like a prank that goes viral. People start doubting everything, and if you don’t know what’s real anymore, it’s hard to trust anything. That’s why deepfakes are making people worry about public trust, because everyone is starting to wonder: “Is this really true?”