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Deepfake video of Greta Thunberg calling for 'vegan hand grenades' spreads online
A deepfake video of Greta Thunberg was created using AI and shared on social media, falsely showing her calling for environmentally conscious warfare. The original BBC interview from November 2022 was manipulated. Experts identified the video as a lip-sync deepfake. The video was originally posted as satire but spread as misinformation.
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- 2023-10-20
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