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My buddy sent me a fake video of our old coach last week and I totally fell for it
It was a clip of him supposedly announcing a reunion game. The voice and face looked perfect, even the background was our old gym. I got excited and texted three people before my buddy called laughing. He used some free app and made it in like 20 minutes. It's wild how easy it is to make something that feels so real now. Makes you second guess every video link you get sent. Anyone else have a friend pull a deepfake prank that actually worked?
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the_paul2d ago
That's a solid prank, honestly. The free tools are getting way too good. Makes you wonder what you've already believed without knowing.
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jessica7072d ago
Wow, that's honestly scary how convincing that sounds! I was just reading an article about how these fakes are everywhere now, even in politics. @the_paul is right, the tools are way too easy to get, and it's getting hard to trust anything. I haven't been pranked like that yet, but I'd probably fall for it too. Makes me want to just stop clicking on videos from friends.
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