
Weʻve received some funny videos from friends with our and friendʻs faces on an eCard or possibly Arnold Schwarzneggar dressed as Dorothy singing ʻOver the Rainbowʻ from the Wizard of Oz.
These jokes can be a lot of fun and amusing, however what about the onslaught of deepfakes arriving which are derived to sway public policy or smear peopleʻs reputations? Can your recognise those deepfakes or will you unwittingly accept them as truth and pass them on to friends?
How will you be able to detect mal-intent deepfakes?
Joining 4ZZZʻs Eliot Rifkin and Toni Pankaluic to chat about Deepfakes is Dr Klaire Somoray from James Cook Universityʻs Department of Psychology.
For a deep dive...
Twitter accounts of Klaire Somoray and Dan Miller (who recruit participants via social media). Check out their Facebook research group or read up on their study via this published article. For Australian Government eSafety information on deepfakes, click here. Some more tips on how to spot deepfakes.
Some famous deepfake examples:

Your 11AM Zedlines with Georgie and Hailey

Your 10AM Zedlines with Lachlan and Cass

Your 9AM Zedlines with Hailey and Georgie.

Your 8AM Zedlines with Cass and Lachlan

Students at a high school in Brisbane are snubbing the school bus service over concerns of repeated late slips, with parents reporting bus delays as long as 20 minutes.

Your 10AM Zedlines with Clementine, Livinia and Jules

Your 9AM Zedlines with Clementine, Livinia and Jules

Your 8AM Zedlines with Clementine, Livinia and Jules

Your 11am Zedlines with Ellen, Sarah and Alannah
(Image Wikicommons)

Your 10am Zedlines with Niamh and Miko

Your 9am Zedlines with Ellen, Sarah and Alannah

Your 8am Zedlines with Niamh and Miko
(image via wikicommons)

Your 11AM Zedlines with Asha and Ethan (Image via NBC News)

Your 10AM Zedlines with Ava, Dan and Yuchen (Image via Wikicommons)

Your 9AM Zedlines with Asha and Ethan. (Image via Wikimedia)

Your 8AM Zedlines with Ava, Dan and Yuchen (Image via Wikimedia)

Your 11AM Zedlines with Eden, Sarah, and Vivek

Your 10AM Zedlines with Sarah and Alec

Your 9AM Zedlines with Eden, Vivek, and Alec.

Your 8AM Zedlines with Alec, Sarah, and Vivek.

Your 11AM Zedlines with Hailey and Lachlan
Image Credit: MTSOfan

Your 10AM Zedlines with Cass and Georgie.

Your 9AM Zedlines with Hailey and Lachlan

Your 8AM Zedlines with Cass and Georgie.

Your 11AM Zedlines with Livinia and Dane

Your 10AM Zedlines with Livinia and Dane

Your 9AM Zedlines with Livinia and Dane

Your 8AM Zedlines with Dane