Overseas 'content farms' creating political deepfakes uncovered
Summary
Overseas "content farms" are using AI to create fake news about UK politicians on social media. A BBC investigation found these pages, mostly from Vietnam, spreading false information, leading to their removal by Meta. Experts warn about the impact of these manipulations, especially with upcoming elections.Key Facts
- "Content farms" are using AI to make fake news about UK politics.
- Meta removed Vietnam-based pages from Facebook following a BBC investigation.
- The fake stories included altered videos and images of UK politicians.
- The Electoral Commission is working on software to detect these deepfakes.
- Deepfakes are digital manipulations making fake things look real, sometimes affecting reputations.
- The pages implied they were UK news outlets but were mostly run from Vietnam.
- Despite removal, new fake news pages appeared almost daily.
- Facebook used fact-checkers like Full Fact to mark certain stories as false.
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