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title: "Who introduced Deepfake?"  
description: "A brief explanation about the origin of Deepfake and its interesting facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-11-15  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3238/who-introduced-deepfake  
category: "technology"  
tags: ["Deepfake", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Who introduced Deepfake?

![Who introduced Deepfake](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/94f3149e-d4a2-4a16-aa55-4d2e6b4dc1a4/images/b8f0ffe8-c7a8-4cca-a09f-242222722c12.jpeg) ![Who introduced Deepfake](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/94f3149e-d4a2-4a16-aa55-4d2e6b4dc1a4/images/b58c63b4-aef9-4f82-9fc6-2c08d39d8a0c.jpeg) A Reddit user of the same name coined the phrase "deepfake" in late 2017. ![Who introduced Deepfake](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/94f3149e-d4a2-4a16-aa55-4d2e6b4dc1a4/images/7ae11026-c00a-4c8b-a7a6-10eb68ccf33f.jpeg) Using open source face-swapping technology, the user created a platform on an internet news and aggregation site where they uploaded adult movies. ![Who introduced Deepfake](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/94f3149e-d4a2-4a16-aa55-4d2e6b4dc1a4/images/8a028bb4-56af-4797-826c-6bba6616ecae.jpeg) Although, 2000s technology involves artificial intelligence manipulating images and videos for benign purposes, creating special effects for movies. ![Who introduced Deepfake](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/94f3149e-d4a2-4a16-aa55-4d2e6b4dc1a4/images/005ee21f-68fa-4730-af2c-d695ccb983a6.jpeg) Deepfakes became popular among social media users and the general public in 2018 to denote any sort of altered media. ![Who introduced Deepfake](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/94f3149e-d4a2-4a16-aa55-4d2e6b4dc1a4/images/060da98d-5bd6-4d4c-be26-9130df42f9c0.jpeg) Today, deepfakes have raised concerns about its potential for spreading disinformation and misuse.

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