Ask the expert: What voters need to know about the rise of political deepfakes

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Artificial intelligence is making it easier than ever to create convincing fake political content and harder to tell what's real.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:40:02 UTC.

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