Posted 2/16/2024, 9:21:34 AM
Deepfake Video Spreads False Claim About Macron Ukraine Trip
- Deepfake video of FRANCE 24 journalist continues to spread on social media
- Video manipulates real news clip to falsely claim Macron postponed Ukraine trip over assassination plot fears
- Pro-Russian outlet Pravda.fr originally shared fake video and still insists false claim is true
- Use of deepfake technology to manipulate videos is becoming more common
- FRANCE 24 has fallen victim to a deepfake video being used to spread misinformation