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title: "Did you know deepfakes?"  
description: "A brief explanation about the origin of deepfakes and its interesting facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-19  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2946/did-you-know-deepfakes  
category: "science and technology"  
tags: ["artificial intelligence", "deepfakes", "technology", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Did you know deepfakes?

![Did you know deepfakes](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/465d1a97-918e-446e-b475-522fb74ee501/images/3def6952-1506-4294-a1f6-f2ed17a71907.jpeg) ![Did you know deepfakes](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/465d1a97-918e-446e-b475-522fb74ee501/images/7c646536-1400-411c-8ab5-005a33cc39ca.jpeg) Deepfakes are misleading media manipulations that use machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques to replace a human in photos or movies. ![Did you know deepfakes](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/465d1a97-918e-446e-b475-522fb74ee501/images/92c336e0-f98d-41bd-9f8f-8db98a6d4024.jpeg) It is made using a variety of approaches, the most prevalent of which is deep learning, a sort of machine learning. ![Did you know deepfakes](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/465d1a97-918e-446e-b475-522fb74ee501/images/d3ed561b-bf64-49b4-b1ce-80683cbc1608.jpeg) It is trained on vast photo & video datasets, can identify & replicate patterns, enabling it to create realistic content even with low-quality source. ![Did you know deepfakes](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/465d1a97-918e-446e-b475-522fb74ee501/images/d6a44e93-0e81-4ec5-bc0b-5c874bdc15a9.jpeg) Also utilised in entertainment, art & education for creating realistic parodies, fan-made videos, innovative art, simulations for training & education ![Did you know deepfakes](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/465d1a97-918e-446e-b475-522fb74ee501/images/50bb686f-0d02-4899-9435-7668994ff733.jpeg) However, it is also used to propagate misinformation, including fake videos of politicians claiming to have said or done things they never did.

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