The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. A manipulated video of President Nixon’s Apollo 11 speech to the nation has been posted online to highlight the dangers of misinformation by the media. The deepfake video uses deep …
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A manipulated video of President Richard Nixon delivering an Apollo 11 contingency speech is circulating online, with its creators hoping to highlight the disturbing power of the “fake” videos. It took the Massachusetts Institute of Technology more than half a year to create the 7-minute video, which shows actual images …
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Can you recognize a digitally manipulated video when you watch one? It is more difficult than most people think. As the technology to produce realistic deepfakes becomes more readily available, distinguishing fact from fiction will only become more challenging. A new digital storytelling project at MIT’s Advanced Virtuality Center aims …
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Governor Andrew Cuomo claimed Monday that President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis was worse than the Watergate scandal that forced President Richard Nixon to leave office. “The Trump COVID scandal makes Nixon’s Watergate look innocent,” Cuomo said during a press conference in Manhattan. “No one died in the Watergate …
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