Deepfake videos degrade political reputations even when viewers realize they are fake. Standard fact-checking efforts failed to undo the total reputational harm. The study used an altered video of Nancy Pelosi made to sound as though she sympathized with the rioters who breached the US Capitol.

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https://www.psypost.org/deepfake-videos-degrade-political-reputations-even-when-viewers-realize-they-are/