The second part of this series will look at what we all think of when it comes to fake news: manipulation.
Manipulating Audio, Video, or Image
When we think of fake news, we think of [badly] photoshopped images or videos. Remember when Donald Trump, Jr. instagrammed this [badly] edited poll to show his dad winning?
It’s definitely not the Photoshop magic wand tool with smart select
While stuff like these are easy to spot, technology is advancing and the tools to manipulate images, audios, and videos are becoming more sophisticated. In fact, we aren’t actually that smart to identify manipulated images.
See if you can spot the real image used in the study:
Fake Profiles
After major events, especially tragic ones, photo collages of victims or missing people have become common practice on social media. However, these photos can be hoaxes and are often shared by well-meaning people.
Following the shooting in Santa Fe, people created fake profiles of the shooter to fit their political narrative. Some presented him as a Trump supporter and others pinned him as a Democrat.
That hat is totally legit, guys
Gone are the days of badly photoshopped images and memes, and we’ve now entered the era of ‘deep fakes‘. Barack Obama can be made to lipsync. Donald Trump’s face can be manipulated. Yet our media literacy and skills to spot what is fake and manipulated hasn’t caught up with technology.
The real image was A. by the way ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Next in the series- Art of Conning: PR stunts and Satire
-Maria
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