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Ukraine deepfake videos undermine trust 
The first ever study of deep fake videos on Twitter/X from the war on Ukraine shows that some users lost trust in any footage coming from the conflict – even when it was real. They also found that online conspiracy theories are using deepfakes to support their claims. Lead author John Twomey from University College Cork is on the show. 

The EU’s crackdown on Gaza misinformation online 
Mislabelled videos, doctored images and many other false claims have been circling online since just after the attack on Israel by Hamas. The EU Commission responded quickly and issued stern warnings to major tech companies, reminding them to comply with the Digital Services Act – new legislation imposing content moderation obligations on social media platforms in the EU. But this very a ...