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: Euthopia-Tigray Conflict
Tigrayans Arbitrarily Detained by E...
Although Ethiopia’s civil war has not reached the capital, Addis Abeba, rights groups claim authorities arbitrarily detained thousands of Tigrayans last year in waves of ethnically motivated arrests. Recently freed Tigrayans were interviewed by VOA about the conditions they faced
Tigrayans Not Allowed to Leave IDP ...
In camps for the displaced in northern Ethiopia, ethnic Tigrayans claim that they are being held against their will due to their ethnicity after being evicted from their homes.VOA was able to enter two of the camps, where residents said they are unable to leave despite a lack of food, water, and medical supplies
Case Against Associated Press Journ...
The Case Against an Associated Press Journalist Illustrates Ethiopia’s Media’s Difficulties
Ethiopian Refugee Crisis -Terror in...
Many people in Ethiopia’s Tigray area have been displaced by civil violence, and there appears to be no end in sight. Heather Murdock of VOA travels to the mostly cut-off fighting zone, as well as refugee camps in neighbouring Sudan, to tell the story of a complex political situation and escalating humanitarian catastrophe
‘Terror in Tigray – The...
Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced due to conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Many have fled to refugee camps in neighbouring Sudan, traumatised by the continuous horrors
Ethiopia is Experiencing the ‘...
While the world’s eyes are on Afghanistan, a silent drama is unfolding in the Horn of Africa. The war that broke out in the Tigray region in November 2020 has long since spread beyond the borders of the province in northern Ethiopia and has spread to other regions of the country
Crime Against Women in Tigray
Hundreds Of Women And Girls In Ethiopia’s Tigray Region Have Claimed Being Raped By Troops In A War That Continues Despite The Government’s Troop Withdrawal Last Week
In the Midst of New Violence in Tig...
Officials Are Tallying Votes In Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s First Election After More Than Three Years In Charge, Despite Allegations Of Renewed Unrest In The Northern Tigray Area
In the Tigray Crisis, Ethiopia̵...
Axum, A Holy City In Ethiopia’s Tigray Region, Has Seen A Surge In Pilgrims And Tourists In Recent Years. Due To A Seven-Months Of War Between The National Government And A Regional Political Party That Dominated The Ruling Coalition For Three Decades, Much Of The City’s Streets Are Silent Today, And Many Businesses Are Closed. As Heather Murdock Of VOA Explains, Ongoing Clashes In The Countryside Are Putting Pressure On The City
Bodies Buried in Swallow Graves in ...
After More Than Seven Months Of Fighting In The Tigray Area, More Than 200 People Have Been Buried In Shallow Graves In And Around Hawzen, Ethiopia. Residents In Hawzen