Defining Deepfakes: How They Are Used and Their Potential Threat to Democracy

Emerging Technologies Fellow Lindsay Gorman defines deepfakes, explains how they are often used, and explains the threat they pose to our democracy in a video for Girl Security’s #defendurreality campaign. This video contains a discussion of one of the most central aspects of disinformation and its gendered nature. However, this video contains a discussion of mature content, which may be triggering. It is most appropriate for a mature audience.