Jordan Peele does a PSA as Barrak Obama to demonstrate that "videos can be faked" Which is totally true. The deepfakes that have been in the news are something to be concerned about but the limitations of the technology are never discussed. The only important thing it to put it in the public consciousness that "videos can be faked". I work in video and digital effects. My eyes are tuned to see this stuff. The supposed HRC video should not look like these blurry chin deepfakes nor would she be looking well lit right at the camera. But that won't be the discussion. The discussion will be "videos can be faked". Educate yourself.
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Hortance ago
Critical issue here RE: the Hillary/Huma tape.... HOW did the authorities come into possession of this video? Huma sent it to home computer, Anthony Weiner saved it in a file named "Life Insurance". The way the tape was obtained really matters. NYPD (sex crimes against children unit, no less) discovered it, hidden in Weiner's file during their search related to his dick pics....DOJ took copies immediately.
How likely is it that Huma or Weiner had a fake tape made, to be stored somewhere they thought was "safe", when the obvious expectation was that no one would ever see it?
Yes, the media and reflexive Hillary defenders will go with the brain-addled "its a fake because technology" routine. Real scrutiny of the circumstances of how the tape was originally obtained makes a strong case for authenticity. Larpers would have shown their work without the compulsion.....
eucalyptus_spearmint ago
Why the HELL would Huma Abedin label that video life insurance if she was in it too?!!!!
Hortance ago
Weiner labeled it.