Look for details in videos that appear 'unnatural'.
Audio manipulation can literally put words in a subjects’ mouth that they may have never said, or make them sound slurred and incoherent.
*Note that as generative AI video technology continues to advance, obvious signs of visual and audio manipulation will get harder to detect.
Videos can be powerful tools for spreading misinformation. Understanding how videos can be manipulated and knowing how to verify their authenticity is essential to avoid being deceived.
AI-generated videos, or deepfakes, use advanced techniques to create highly realistic but fake videos. As of Summer 2024, high-quality AI video generation tools are not as easily accessible as generative image tools, but advancements, such as OpenAI's Sora text-to-video tool, are significantly improving the quality of AI-generated videos.
Here are some strategies to detect them: