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: Burkina Faso Violence
Protesters Demand Step Down of Burk...
Burkina Faso’s security is deteriorating, with Islamist extremists carrying out the bloodiest assaults on civilians and security forces in the country in years. People are protesting the inability of Burkinabe and foreign forces to put an end to the bloodshed, with others pushing for changes at the top
Burkina Faso Abuses by Security For...
According to rights groups and data analysis by VoA, abuses by state security forces against people in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have declined significantly in the previous year. Henry Wilkins, reporting from Burkina Faso, discovers what’s causing the 77 percent decline and what lessons might be learnt
Murder Trial of Former Burkina Faso...
A trial for the death of Burkina Faso’s former president, Thomas Sankara, begins on Monday, nearly three decades after he and 12 others were killed in a coup in 1987. Former President Blaise Compaoré, who lives in exile in Ivory Coast and is the primary defendant in the case, will not be present
Due to Slow Registration,IDPS Regis...
According to the Norwegian Refugee Council, Burkina Faso government authorities are taking weeks to register new internally displaced persons (IDPs) who fled their villages due to terror attacks. Burkina Faso’s government is being urged by an aid group to accept assistance in registering newly displaced people
Military widows in Burkina Faso Rec...
The International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism is observed on Saturday, August 21, and is tragically relevant in Burkina Faso, which is fighting Islamist extremists. Go Paga, a Burkinabe organisation, is assisting widows and orphans who have lost their spouses or fathers in rebuilding their lives
Militia Attacks in Burkina Faso
According To Human Rights Watch, The Strike In Burkina Faso Last Month That Killed 160 Civilians Was In Retribution For Pro-Government Civilian Militia Operations In The Area
Terrorism Linked to smuggling of To...
Apollinaire Compaoré, Philip Morris International’s representative in Burkina Faso, was accused of sponsoring terrorism through tobacco smuggling in a report released this year
Burkina Faso Politics
Burkina Faso’s opposition has stepped-up pressure on President Roch Kabore (ROAK kuh-BOR-ay) to follow through on a one-time campaign promise to allow former president Blaise Compaore (BLAYZ kohm-POOR-ray) to return from exile