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Deepfakes Make Online Fraud Harder to Spot

Original: ⚠️ PSA: # Deepfakes , voice cloning, and synthetic # media make online fraud much harder to spot than in the days of dis

A new animated explainer from BBC Ideas and The Open University warns that deepfakes, voice cloning and other synthetic media have made online fraud far harder to detect than in the era of obviously glitched, distorted images. The piece outlines practical verification habits people can use to recognize manipulated content, from checking sources to questioning urgent requests, as scams powered by AI become increasingly convincing.

Why now: Concern is growing that AI-generated audio and video have made scams convincing enough to fool ordinary users.

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• ⚠️ PSA: # Deepfakes , voice cloning, and synthetic # media make online fraud much harder to spot than in the days of distorted hands and obvious # glitches . An animation from # BBC Ideas and The Open University breaks down practical verification habits to help recognize… · tksst@fediscience.org · 5

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