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Deepfakes make online fraud harder to spot, experts warn

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

A public awareness push is warning that deepfakes, voice cloning and other synthetic media have made online fraud far harder to detect than in earlier years, when glitches like distorted hands gave scams away. A short animated explainer from BBC Ideas and The Open University is circulating, offering practical verification habits people can use to recognise manipulated content and avoid being deceived.

Why now: Rapidly improving AI-generated media is fuelling concern about scams and misinformation.

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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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