Lesson 495 of 1234
Fake Videos Made by AI (Deepfakes)
AI can make videos of people saying things they never said — and that can fool people.
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- 1The big idea
- 2deepfakes
- 3misinformation
- 4media literacy
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Section 1
The big idea
Some AI tools can put a person's face on a video and make it look like they said something they didn't. These are called deepfakes, and they can trick people into believing fake stuff.
Some examples
- A deepfake might show a famous person saying something silly they never said.
- Some news stories online use deepfake clips to fool readers.
- Look for jerky movements or weird shadows — those are clues a video is fake.
- Always check more than one source before believing a wild video.
Try it!
Next time you see a surprising video online, ask a grown-up: could this be a deepfake? Search the news to see if it really happened.
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