Satire
Louisiana political ad uses deepfake to sway votes
A political group has created a deepfake ad targeting Mayor Adrian Perkins in north Louisiana in what’s believed to be the first time such technology has been used.
People Over Politics released the anti-Perkins parody ad. In the video, a lookalike ‘student’ who sounds similar and looks similar to Perkins is called to the principal's office after his report card is ‘failing Shreverport’. The principal awards him an F in keeping community safe, creating jobs and laughs when he asks about potential job offers.
The short clip discloses the content is a deepfake and not Perkins. Due to the satirical nature of the content, it is unlikely misleading with comments on social media claiming the commercial was funny. Political deepfakes are a major concern, especially close to election time as voting can be impacted due to digital manipulation.
Year :
2022
Deepfake of Elon Musk kidnapped used in marketing campaign
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A marketing deepfake video of Elon Musk has gone viral online, gaining nearly 1,000,000 views in just a few days.
The clip shows Elon held hostage in a warehouse by real-estate investment startup reAlpha and explains the companies mission along with some satirical jokes. The quality of the deepfake isn’t very convincing but the voice sounds fairly accurate.
The video acknowledges that this isn’t the real Elon Musk and that the parody was created as under Fair Use as entertainment and education on short term rentals and fractional real estate model and that no malice is intended.
Who created the deepfake?
reAplha
Nate Doane
Slack Shack Films
Was the content disclosed as a deepfake?
Yes
Was the deepfake consensual?
No
How was the deepfake created?
Video Editing
Deepfake Software
Video Production Team
Year :
2022
President Joe Biden deepfaked singing Baby Shark
A video that has surfaced on TikTok shows footage of Joe Biden singing the world famous children’s song has been identified as a deepfake.
The PM announces he will sing the national anthem but instead begins to sing the opening lines of Baby Shark in the doctored vision where his lips match the words. A news strap at the bottom of the screen makes it look like a broadcast clip with a logo of an onion in the corner which looks similar to that of the satirical website. The original footage is from Biden’s speech on lowering costs for families at a community college in Irvine, California.
From comments on social media it is clear that some people believe the deepfake was actually Joe Biden singing with some claiming this is ‘proof’ he is suffering from dementia and others baffled how he is still a world leader. The video has been removed from TikTok and Instagram. As new technologies continue to advance, deepfake political videos that spread misinformation and influence elections are an increasing concern. The creator's intentions
Who created the deepfake?
Ali Al-Rikabi
Synthetic Voices
Was the content disclosed as a deepfake?
Yes
Was the deepfake consensual?
No
How was the deepfake created?
GitHub
Video Editing
Wav2Lip
HQVoice
Talknet
Stable diffusion
Year :
2022
Breaking news deepfake uses vision of Donald Trump from 2015 rally
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A breaking news deepfake video has circulated on social media spreading misinformation about Kyrsten Sinema who reportedly spoke on Bipartisanship then shortly after, enthusiastically introduced Donald Trump.
The clip shows vision of Sinema holding up People magazine with a Fox 10 Phoenix news strap stating “Kyrsten Sinema appears with Donald Trump.” A PaulLeeTeeks watermark can be seen at the bottom right hand corner. The original video is from a 2015 presidential campaign rally in Las Vegas where a Trump supporter can be seen on the stage holding up the copy, not Sinema.
The creator took to social media describing the deepfake as satirical in nature, addressing ‘newcomers’ who couldn’t grasp the concept of ‘political satire’ with profanities. “It’s fun, it’s funny – and if you’re being honest it’s not that far off from really happening,” Paul Lahticks said. The video is no longer online Lahticks’ Twitter account has been suspended. The response online is mainly negative with praise to NBC News Disinformation reporter, Ben Collins, alerting the public that this content is fake and generating high traction. Several people tweet they will be reporting the content and admitting on first glance it didn't appear fake, but some commended him on his previous parody work.
A LOT of people sharing this very well done deep fake with Sinema and Trump. It's not real. Be careful out there. pic.twitter.com/lMURZzDGnu
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) September 26, 2022
Who created the deepfake?
Paul Lahticks
Was the content disclosed as a deepfake?
No
Was the deepfake consensual?
No
How was the deepfake created?
Deepfake Software
Video Editing
File Footage
Year :
2022
Kids deepfaked doing Donald Trump impressions
A group of various children have been deepfaked into Donald Trump.
In a very comical rendition, the kids impersonate the businessman by either saying or doing things Trump would.
The original footage is from Jimmy Kimmel Live as the segment explored the US president's popularity amongst kids after his first year in office.
Who created the deepfake?
DrFakenstein
Was the content disclosed as a deepfake?
Yes
Was the deepfake consensual?
No
How was the deepfake created?
Deepfake Software
Video Editing
VFX
Year :
2019
Australia's first deepfake political ad broadcast in QLD election
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Australia’s first satirical deepfake political advertisement was rolled out during the Queensland election.
Right-wing advocacy group Advance Australia posted a video using footage of Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk giving a press conference with a message saying: "If politicians were honest". However, the poor quality and strangely lit computer generated face gave it away as a fake video.
The creators make it comical and clear that the footage isn’t real – the video is captioned with a spoonerised version of the premier’s name: “Watch this fake press conference from Pannastacia Alaszczuk”. It also has a strap saying “not the LABOR PREMIER OF QLD”, and it concludes with a graphic saying “NOT ACTUALLY THE PREMIER OF QLD”. The fake Palaszczuk says "the state was well and truly cooked before the virus (covid-19) came along," and continued by saying "If you want to get rid of us I completely understand."
The advertisements were seen somewhere between 900,000 and 1 million times on social media, but it is unclear as to whether the video contravenes Meta's Manipulated Media policy, which bans a video that has been “edited or synthesized, beyond adjustments for clarity or quality, in ways that are not apparent to an average person, and would likely mislead an average person to believe that a subject of the video said words that they did not say”.
Who created the deepfake?
Advance Australia
Was the content disclosed as a deepfake?
Yes
Was the deepfake consensual?
No
How was the deepfake created?
Deepfake Software
Reface
Video Editing
Year :
2020
Donald Trump works as broadcast journalist in RT News deepfake
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Russia Today created a satirical deepfake of Donald Trump working at their office during the US election period.
It explores Trump's role as a news presenter in Moscow straight after losing the election to Joe Biden in November. Trump's real voice was used but a mockingly crude caricature was superimposed onto the body of an actor. In the video he is at the beck and call of Vladimir Putin, who offered him the role.
The short film was released to advertise RT's coverage of the 2020 US Presidential Election. The deepfake video came the same time The Washington Post asserted the CIA believed Putin tried to undermine Biden's candidacy in a bid to assist Trump win re-election.
Who created the deepfake?
RT News
Was the content disclosed as a deepfake?
Yes
Was the deepfake consensual?
Unknown
How was the deepfake created?
Deepfake Software
Video Editing
Special Visual Effects
Intent flowchart rating?
Ambiguous
Year :
2020
Donald Trump boasts about eradicating AIDS in deepfake
Donald Trump has been seen bragging about how he eradicated AIDS in a deepfake video published online.
The satirical clip was part of a HIV Treatment4all campaign to highlight the former US president’s tendency to take undeserved credit for things he wasn’t involved in or that never happened, as well as calling out world leaders to take a more active role in helping to combat the still-pressing disease.
Solidarité Sida published their statement titled “Fake today, true tomorrow?” which addressed France and The US before their contribution plans to the Global Aids Fund in a self-proclaimed ‘’fake news’’ campaign.
Who created the deepfake?
Solidarité Sida
Was the content disclosed as a deepfake?
Yes
Was the deepfake consensual?
No
How was the deepfake created?
Visual Effects
Deepfake Software
Video Editing
Intent flowchart rating?
Ambiguous
Year :
2019
Deepfake of world leaders apologising for inaction on climate crisis
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A Pakistani climate-change initiative has depicted world leaders apologising from the year 2032 for their previous inaction on environmental crises.
The satirical video was designed with AI as a new form of storytelling to reflect the negative future for the climate if leaders do not take emergency action.
Who created the deepfake?
Apologia Project
Was the content disclosed as a deepfake?
Yes
Was the deepfake consensual?
No
How was the deepfake created?
Visual Effects
Deepfake Software
Video Editing
Year :
2020
South Park creators launch series featuring deepfaked US politicians and celebrities
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, along with comedian and voice artist Peter Serafinowicz, launched Sassy Justice, a web series featuring deepfaked US politicians and celebrities as the central characters.
To make the series, the showrunners formed Deep Voodoo, a studio comprised of graphic designers, digital artists and engineers. Poking fun at both local station newscasters and figures such as Al Gore, Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, Sassy Justice used AI as part of its narrative fabric.
However, the duo has distributed deepfake shorts titled Sassy Justice, which follow broadcaster Fred Sassy, a Donald Trump lookalike who provides ‘in-depth analysis of some of the big news around Cheyenne, Wyoming and US politics.
The first short released in October 2020 instantly went viral and has since garnered over 2.6 million views.
Who created the deepfake?
Deep Voodoo
Was the content disclosed as a deepfake?
Yes
Was the deepfake consensual?
Unknown
How was the deepfake created?
Visual Effects
Deepfake Software
Video Editing
Voice artists
Impersonators
Year :
2020
Deepfake video of Marine Le Pen mocks xenophobic policies of France’s right-wing National Rally
Marine Le Pen appears to be doing a live TV interview wearing a hijab and speaking Arabic in a deepfake video.
The video published on YouTube mocked the xenophobic policies of France’s right-wing National Rally politician by showing her wearing a hijab titled: Marine Le Pen, you speak Arab?
Le Pen has been accused of inciting racial hatred for comparing Muslims praying in the street to the Nazi occupation.
Who created the deepfake?
French Faker
Was the content disclosed as a deepfake?
Yes
Was the deepfake consensual?
No
How was the deepfake created?
Deepfake Software
Video Editing
Year :
2019
Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn endorse each other for Prime Minister in deepfake
Two so-called deepfake videos have emerged appearing to show Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn endorsing each other to be Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
The clips were produced in an attempt to show the potential of deepfake videos to undermine democracy and warn of the potential dangers of disinformation.
It took several months to create the doctored videos which were built using video dialogue replacement. Using footage of Corbyn and Johnson, scripts were made and digitally manipulated by impressionists.
Who created the deepfake?
Future Advocacy
Bill Posters
Was the content disclosed as a deepfake?
Yes
Was the deepfake consensual?
No
How was the deepfake created?
Deepfake Software
Video Editing
Generative adversarial networks (GANs)
Year :
2019
Brazilian journalist creates political satire with deepfakes
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Criticavam os discursos aleatórios de Dilma e elegeram o BOLSONARO? pic.twitter.com/jzJpPXXKYk
— Bruno Sartori (@brunnosarttori) May 18, 2019
A video showing Brazil's far-right president Jair Bolsonaro dressed up as Mexican TV character Chapulin Colorado has gone viral. In the deepfake satirical video, Bolsonaro misquotes his own campaign slogan.
A Journalist has used satirical deepfakes rooted in Brazillian political culture to uncover truths that speak to the wider public. At an awards ceremony, Bolsonaro really did misquote his own slogan, which Sartori wanted to highlight in a comical way.
Who created the deepfake?
Bruno Sartori
Was the content disclosed as a deepfake?
Yes
Was the deepfake consensual?
No
How was the deepfake created?
Deepfake Software
Video Editing
Year :
2019
Kim Jong-un and Putin warn America that democracy is fragile
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Americans are warned of democracy being fragile in two fake videos — one featuring Kim Jong-un and another featuring Vladimir Putin.
In the deepfakes that appear digitally edited, the men claim they don’t need to do anything to disrupt the nation as American people are doing it to themselves, referring to the divided state of the country.
RepresentUs released the videos online complete with the disclaimer informing viewers that "the footage isn’t real, but the threat is." The ads were pulled by TV networks before they were scheduled to air after the first 2020 US presidential debate for being 'too bold’.
Who created the deepfake?
RepresentUs
Was the content disclosed as a deepfake?
Yes
Was the deepfake consensual?
Unknown
How was the deepfake created?
Deepfake Software
Video Editing
Year :
2020
Queen dances, discusses Megxit and Prince Andrew/Jeffrey Epstein in deepfake
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Queen Elizabeth has delivered an alternative Christmas message as part of a deepfake speech aired by a British broadcaster.
The faux Queen danced across TV screens as she addressed the nation mentioning the withdrawal of Prince Harry and Meghan from royal duties and Prince Andrew’s step back in most royal family activities.
Channel 4 sparked controversy and debate with its intent to warn the public about fake news in the digital age through the use of a deepfake.
Who created the deepfake?
Channel 4
Was the content disclosed as a deepfake?
Yes
Was the deepfake consensual?
Unknown
How was the deepfake created?
Deepfake Software
Video Editing
Visual Effects
Year :
2020
Deepfake of ESPN reporter predicting future Chicago Bulls' wins in 1998 TV ad
A TV commercial has caused widespread debate after it showed footage of an ESPN analyst from 1998 making disturbingly accurate predictions for 2020.
During The Last Dance documentary, State Farm’s ad showed a much younger Kenny Mayne reporting from the sports desk predicting that in 20+ years there would be a series created about the Chicago Bulls, tight jeans would come into fashion and he also uses the word ‘lit’.
As filming commercials were hindered due to Covid-19, ad agencies turned to technology to create content. Mayne’s hunch confused several viewers and the ad was widely discussed.
Who created the deepfake?
State Farm
Was the content disclosed as a deepfake?
No
Was the deepfake consensual?
Yes
How was the deepfake created?
Deepfake Software
Video Editing
Visual Effects
Archival footage
Facial Mapping Technology
Year :
2020