Published • loading... • Updated
Network of deepfake videos spreading falsehoods about trade war with U.S.: report
- A McGill University report says a likely foreign network is using deepfake videos of real influencers to spread politically divisive content in Canada.
- The report says many videos focus on the U.S.-Canada trade war and contain false information, including a nonexistent ultimatum from U.S. President Donald Trump.
- The network reportedly has nearly 300 TikTok and Instagram accounts and posted more than 3,201 videos viewed 22.1 million times in three months.
Insights by Ground AI
31 Articles
31 Articles
The Toronto Star+28 Reposted by 28 other sources
Network of deepfake videos spreading falsehoods about trade war with U.S.: report
OTTAWA - A new report says a network that's likely based outside of Canada is using deepfakes to spread "politically divisive" content to Canadians.
·Toronto, Canada
Read Full ArticleCoverage Details
Total News Sources31
Leaning Left20Leaning Right0Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Left
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Left
67% Left
L 67%
C 33%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
