https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/06/14/the_eyes_have_it_deepfakes_outed_by_unblinking_stares/ > In the last year or so convincing fake videos known as DeepFakes – the product of deep learning-driven facial image manipulation – have been condemned as a threat to democracy, or what's left of it. > The fear is that invented events represent the sort of fake news that can alter elections and affect civic engagement. Imagine the havoc that could be caused by a video of a prominent politician repudiating democratic norms – and no one is sure whether it reflects reality.