Most Canadians Have Spotted Deepfakes Online, 23% See Them Weekly: Study
This image made from video of a fake video featuring former President Barack Obama shows elements of facial mapping used in new technology that lets anyone make videos of real people appearing to say things they've never said. The Canadian Press/AP
Most Canadians have spotted deepfakes online and almost a quarter encounter them weekly, a new study says.
The research released this week by the Dais, a public policy organization at Toronto Metropolitan University, said 60 percent of people in the country have seen deepfakes.
