Headlines- Deepfakes use artificial intelligence (AI)-driven deep learning software to manipulate preexisting photographs, videos, or audio recordings of a person to create new, fake images, videos, and audio recordings.
- AI technology has the ability to manipulate media and swap out a genuine person's voice and likeness for similar counter parts.
- Deepfake creators use this fake substance to spread misinformation and other illegal activities.Deepfakes are frequently used on social networking sites to elicit heated responses or defame opponents.
- One can identify AI created fake videos by identifying abnormal eye movement, Unnatural facial expressions, a lack of feeling, awkward-looking hand,body or posture,unnatural physical movement or form, unnatural coloring, Unreal-looking hair,teeth that don't appear natural, Blurring, inconsistent audio or noise, images that appear unnatural when slowed down, differences between hashtags blockchain-based digital fingerprints, reverse image searches.
- Look for details,like stange background,orientation of teeth,handsclothing,asymmetrical facial features,use reverse image search tools.
- Propagandist journalists are seen as the true journalists by autocratic rulers and populist leaders worldwide, as they serve as the government's cheerleaders.
- Globally, populist and nationalist leaders passed draconian laws to punish journalists under the guise of "fake news" or "not in the national interest."
- False or misleading informations are spread by organizations posing as legitimate media outlets in an attempt to twist public opinion in favor of a certain ideology.
- On social media,watch out for fake messages and news.
- Check Google Images for Authenticity. The Google Reverse Images search can helps you.
- It Would Be Better to Ignore Social Media Messages that are forwarded from Unknown or Little-Known Sources.
- It is a horrible crime to post obscene, morphed images of women on social media networks, sometimes even in pornographic websites, as retaliation.
- If a fake message asks you to share something, you can quickly recognize it as fake messege.
- Always Check Independent Fact Checking Sites if You Have Some Doubts About the Authenticity of Any Information or Picture or video.
Tag: Iraqi IS fighters
Yazidi Mothers Still Waiting for Th...
Thousands of Yazidis who are unable to reach their homes in the Sinjar district of Iraq’s Nineveh province are being housed in a camp near to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq’s city of Sulaymaniyah
Increased Violence in Syria’s...
Following the weekend killing of yet another Iraqi by alleged Islamic State militants, Iraqi refugees at the al-Hol camp in northeast Syria are concerned about rising violence within the camp. Thousands of people live in the camp, including families of Islamic State foreign militants
Women Survivors of Iraq
In The Northern Iraqi City Of Mosul, Female Survivors Of The War Against The Islamic State (IS) Have Opened A New Women-Run Restaurant, Providing Cooked Cuisine For Residents And A Source Of Income For Themselves
123 Islamic State Victims’ Re...
Over The Weekend, Iraqi Officials Revealed That 123 Bodies Had Been Discovered In A Mass Grave Near Mosul. The Victims Are Thought To Be Shiite Muslims Who Were Killed By Islamic State When The Group Captured Mosul In 2014. Kawa Omer Of VOA’s Mosul Bureau Reports
Widow of Mosul
The Struggle Against The Islamic State Terror Group Has Increased The Job Done By Women, With Thousands Of Males Slain In Combat. Women Frequently Conduct Household Chores While Males Labour Outdoors In Iraq’s More Conservative Areas
Iraqis Disabled by IS Pursue Volley...
A number of Iraqis who have lost limbs during the war against the Islamic State in Mosul are now chasing their dreams of becoming professional volleyball players
Roughly 30 Yazidi Bodies Exhumed in...
In recent weeks, Iraqi and United Nations workers have exhumed what they believe to be the remains of 30 bodies of Yazidi victims of IS from one of the dozens of mass graves in the region.
Trump’s Numerous Declarations...
late 2018, President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would withdraw almost all of its troops from Syria, saying the Islamic State terror group had been defeated and there was no longer a reason to deploy U.S. forces in the war-torn nation
IS Signals Re-Emergence in Parts of...
According to the CSIS report, The Islamic State and the Persistent Threat of Extremism in Iraq, IS attacks against Iraqi government targets increased from 2017 to 2018
Families of Local IS Members Face R...
After the defeat of the so-called Islamic State in Mosul in 2017, hundreds of IS families returned to their homes to regain normal lives. But the stigma of being related to IS fighters continues to haunt them. VOA’s Kawa Omer reports from Mosul. VOA NEWS