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.
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Last year, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Islamophobia and hate crimes against Muslims increased in the United States. To try to defuse tensions, the council suggests bringing minority groups together. One such initiative is tied to Ramadan celebrations
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America’s winter wonderland is starting out this season as anything but traditional.The calendar says December, but for much of the country, temperatures beckon for sandals. Umbrellas, if not arks, are needed in the Pacific Northwest, while snow shovels are gathering cobwebs in the Rockies
Leesburg Holiday Road
Hundreds of thousands of lights, a Christmas tree forest, and a glittering holiday field. Holiday Road in Leesburg, Virginia, has all of these things and more
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Since the Taliban gained control of Kabul, the United States has evacuated nearly 105,000 civilians, according to the White House. They arrived at Dulles International Airport in Virginia
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A teacher from Virginia needed a private place to conduct her remote learning classes. Lesia Bakalets tells about how she turned a small space into an unusual office
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From virtual theatre plays, to choral ensembles performing outdoors, this year’s Christmas celebrations have taken a creative turn
Land Donor’s Descendants Comp...
The battle to remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia is complicated by the land donor’s descendants, who are fighting to keep the statue in place. Virginia’s governor and Black Lives Matter want the statue removed as they consider it a symbol of white supremacy
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COVID impact on food industry and restaurant services in the US led to job loss for many local chefs. Two chefs who served in Washington DC, now prepares Halal food for Muslim families in Virginia. The chefs are part of a new food equity pilot program targeting underrepresented groups like Muslims who are not served by traditional food delivery programs
Virginia Animal Park Open Amid Coro...
Even though human interactions are very limited because of the coronavirus pandemic, business is brisk at a Virginia animal park that’s found a way to safely keep its doors open. As VOA‘s Saqib Ul Islam reports, visitors are lining up for up-close-and-personal interactions with the animals, while still adhering to social distancing guidelines
A Virgenia Man Uses His 3D Printer ...
A Virginia man is doing his part to help medical workers caring for people with COVID-19. Jeremy Filko is using his 3-D printer to create plastic mask shields for doctors, nurses and other first responders. Due to a shortage, some medical workers are being asked to reuse their N95 medical face masks, which are usually discarded after one use