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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 advisory is warning that deepfakes, voice cloning and synthetic media have made online fraud far harder to detect than in earlier days, when distorted hands and obvious glitches gave scams away. An animated explainer produced with BBC Ideas and The Open University is circulating alongside the warning, offering practical verification habits people can use to recognize manipulated media before falling for it.

Why now: Rapidly improving AI-generated media is making scams more convincing, prompting renewed warnings and education efforts.

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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 · 2

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