Deepfake news anchors spread Chinese propaganda on social media

In a series of videos posted on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, Chinese state-aligned actors used AI-generated broadcasters to distribute content that promotes the interests of the Chinese Communist Party, according to a new report. 

At first glance, the news presenters of the likely fictitious media company Wolf News look like real people, and researchers with the social media analytics firm Graphika initially thought they were paid actors.

But further investigation revealed the Wolf News presenters were “almost certainly” created …

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