Scientific Advisory Board

Wael AbdAlmageed
Clemson University Professor, Founding Director USC Visual Intelligence and Multimedia Analytics Lab
Siwei Lyu
SUNY at Buffalo Professor, Director Media Forensic Lab, Center for Information Integrity
Renee DiResta
Research Manager, Stanford Internet Observatory at Stanford University
Kate Starbird
University of Washington Professor and Co-Founder of the Center for an Informed Public
Jevin West
University of Washington Associate Professor and Director of the Center for an Informed Public
Darrell M. West
Senior Fellow, Center for Technology Innovation, Douglas Dillon Chair in Governmental Studies

Our cause

The cost of creating and distributing deepfakes has plunged sharply during one of the most important political elections in history.

AI-based forgery will grow explosively due to the increased availability of generative AI and associated tools that facilitate manipulating and forging video, audio, images, and text.

Deepfakes

"Today is today" AI generated speech by Vice President Harris.
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Ukrainian president's face was swapped onto the body of Russian prisoner following Moscow terrorist attack.
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Swift is falsely portrayed holding a plate of "Vote Trump" cookies
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AI used to fake an image of Trump's bodyguards smiling after he was shot.
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Fake video of Will Smith on Biden's broken promises with the African American community.
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Karine Jean-Pierre's briefing starts out real, but audio over Biden images is fake.
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AI created news broadcast out of India
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Biden voice clone urging voters not to turnout during primary election
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Fake video of US diplomat on Ukraine War
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A deepfake of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg clearing Trump of all charges and resigning
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A generated image posted during the Hamas attack
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The Pope sports a designer makeover courtesy of Midjourney
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Manipulated Mother's Day family photo heightens health speculation
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi voice cloned into 30 regional languages
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False arrest photos over indictment about alleged hush money payments
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Fake video of Ukraine’s top security official claiming responsibility for the Crocus Center terrorist attack broadcasted by a Russian TV channel
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Altered video showing Taylor Swift displaying flag saying 'Trump won'
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A deepfake of the Kennedy family endorsing Joe Biden.
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Deepfake army marching in formation with Palestinian keffiyeh scarf
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Deepfake video impersonating the late Indian politician H Vasanthakumar
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Research

The Tug-of-War Between Deepfake Generation and Detection