Incredible pictures of the devastation of Hurricane Milton in the US are already being shared online. But amongst the real footage is a flood of fakes. Here's how to spot them.
As Hurricane Milton causes havoc in the US, fake images and videos are spreading. Here's how to spot themAs Hurricane Milton causes havoc in the US, fake images and videos are spreading. Here's how to spot themAs Hurricane Milton edges towards the Florida coast, extraordinary vision of water spouts, lightning bolts, flooding and destruction is starting to emerge.
If they’re an ordinary citizen, take a look at other content they may have posted in the past – does it make sense for them to suddenly be in a disaster zone? Are they often sharing disaster content? The clips that have been spliced together here are from previous disasters and also pop up over and over in this account’s videos. Put all that together? It’s a fake.In the online world attention is everything and tech platforms incentivise creators to compete for audience eyeballs by giving popular creators a slice of ad revenue through deals for creators such as X’s
This month the Republican representative claimed “they can control the weather”, implying that the recent hurricanes were merely the latest instance of weather modification by unnamed shadowy forces.She has since claimed that proof of this conspiracy resides with NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – relying on the fact that the government agency oversees commercial efforts to modify weather in the United States – a responsibility they outline on their website.
However as generative AI improves, deepfake-style material produced by artificial intelligence is something we’re going to see more of.
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