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Deepfake used to attack activist couple shows new disinformation frontier

By Raphael Satter on Jul 16, 2020 6:16AM
Deepfake used to attack activist couple shows new disinformation frontier

Who is behind it remains unclear.

Oliver Taylor, a student at England's University of Birmingham, is a twenty-something with brown eyes, light stubble, and a slightly stiff smile. Online profiles describe him as a coffee lover and politics junkie who was raised in a traditional Jewish home. His half dozen freelance ...

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Jul 16 2020
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