{"id":203230,"date":"2024-10-28T19:03:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T02:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/?p=203230"},"modified":"2024-10-29T14:08:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T21:08:15","slug":"how-to-survive-the-deepfake-election-with-mcafees-2024-election-ai-toolkit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/internet-security\/how-to-survive-the-deepfake-election-with-mcafees-2024-election-ai-toolkit\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Survive the Deepfake Election with McAfee\u2019s 2024 Election AI Toolkit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As malicious deepfakes continue to flood our screens with disinformation during this election year, we\u2019ve released our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/McAfee-AI-Election-Toolkit.pdf\">2024 Election AI Toolkit<\/a> to help voters protect themselves and their vote.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/McAfee-AI-Election-Toolkit.pdf\">Our own research reveals<\/a> just how deep the problem runs. More than six in ten <strong>(63%)<\/strong> of Americans said they\u2019ve seen a deepfake in the past 60 days. As for the impact of those deepfakes, nearly half <strong>(48%)<\/strong> who\u2019ve seen one said it\u2019s influenced who they\u2019ll vote for in the upcoming election.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In all, we found that <strong>91%<\/strong> of Americans said they\u2019re concerned that AI-generated disinformation could interfere with public perception of candidates, their platforms, or even election results.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"TextRun Highlight MacChromeBold SCXW17220937 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17220937 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;faef290b-e2b3-4bd2-8ff8-7cfa053de85e|52&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;1&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469777842,&quot;&quot;,469777843,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469777844,&quot;Calibri&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;,469769226,&quot;Calibri&quot;,268442635,&quot;22&quot;,469775450,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">The explosive rise of disinformation, powered by AI tools<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW37995376 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37995376 BCX0\">Disinformation has played a long and shady role in politics. For some time now. George Washington fell victim to it in 1777 when forged letters painted him as a British sympathizer \u2014 disinformation that followed him to the first <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW37995376 BCX0\">presidency.<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2022\/feb\/21\/when-george-washington-fought-misinformation\/\"><span class=\"EOP SCXW37995376 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\"> [i]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW132605009 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132605009 BCX0\">And <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132605009 BCX0\">it\u2019s<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132605009 BCX0\">appeared<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132605009 BCX0\"> on the internet for some time too. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132605009 BCX0\">For years, creating disinformation on the internet called for plenty of manual labor. Writers, designers, and developers all put hours into writing, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132605009 BCX0\">creating images<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132605009 BCX0\">, and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132605009 BCX0\">creating sites for spreading disinformation<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132605009 BCX0\">. Now, it takes just <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW132605009 BCX0\">one person<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132605009 BCX0\"> mere minutes. T<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132605009 BCX0\">he advent of cheap and free AI tools <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132605009 BCX0\">has<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132605009 BCX0\"> put disinformation into overdrive.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW132605009 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We\u2019ve seen an explosive rise in malicious deepfakes in the run-up to Election Day.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In just the first three months of 2024, the volume of deepfakes in the U.S. surged by <strong>303%<\/strong> compared to the start of 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/sumsub.com\/newsroom\/deepfake-cases-surge-in-countries-holding-2024-elections-sumsub-research-shows\/\">[ii]<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fake news sites loaded with AI-generated photos and articles have grown from an estimated <strong>49 sites<\/strong> in May 2023 to more than <strong>700<\/strong> in February 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsguardtech.com\/press\/newsguard-launches-2024-election-misinformation-tracking-center-rolls-out-new-election-safety-assurance-package-for-brand-advertising\/\">[iii]<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Follow-up research pushes the estimated number of AI-powered fake news sites yet higher. In June, analysts discovered <strong>1,265 sites<\/strong> targeting U.S. internet users with fake news \u2013 many posing as \u201clocal\u201d news outlets. That figure surpasses the number of local newspapers still running in the U.S., at just <strong>1,213 outlets<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsguardtech.com\/press\/sad-milestone-fake-local-news-sites-now-outnumber-real-local-newspaper-sites-in-u-s\/\">[iv]<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A British nonprofit dedicated to fighting hate speech and extremism online found that AI-generated disinformation has been rising by an average of<strong> 130%<\/strong> per month on X (formerly Twitter) over the past year. <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/03\/06\/political-deepfakes-are-spreading-like-wildfire-thanks-to-genai\/\">[v]<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">With polling in some states already underway, we can expect the glut of malicious deepfakes to continue. They might:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Target politicians and their families, using deepfakes that cast them in a bad light.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Create other deepfakes that soften the image of a candidate, known as softfakes, to make them seem more appealing.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Spread phony polling info that prevents voters from getting to polling places in a timely way \u2014 or at all.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Use deepfakes to skew polling results, all with the aim of influencing voters.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Use other deepfakes to undermine confidence in the electoral process.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With that, it\u2019s little surprise that nearly <strong>60%<\/strong> of Americans say that they\u2019re extremely or very concerned about AI\u2019s influence on the election.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2024\/09\/19\/concern-over-the-impact-of-ai-on-2024-presidential-campaign\/\" name=\"_ednref1\">[vi]<\/a> Deepfakes have simply become pervasive.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"TextRun Highlight MacChromeBold SCXW169998002 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169998002 BCX0\">Disinformation <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169998002 BCX0\">isn\u2019t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169998002 BCX0\"> new. Using the power of AI to spread it is.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW169998002 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI has given new life to the old problem of disinformation and fake news. In many ways, it\u2019s supercharged it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">It\u2019s done so in two primary ways:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bogus articles and doctored photos once took time and effort to cook up. Now, they take seconds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>AI tools can effectively clone voices and people to create convincing-looking deepfakes in digital form.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In all, it\u2019s easier, cheaper, and quicker than ever to create malicious deepfakes with AI tools. On top of that, the image and sound quality of deepfakes continues to improve. In all, it\u2019s only getting tougher when it\u2019s time to tell the difference between what\u2019s real and what\u2019s fake.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Taken together, this has put voters in a lurch. Who and what can they trust online?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"TextRun Highlight MacChromeBold SCXW221684281 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221684281 BCX0\">You\u2019re<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW221684281 BCX0\"> not powerless in the face of malicious AI. Quite the opposite.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW221684281 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Even as the creators of malicious AI-generated content have gotten cagier in their ways, their work still gives off signs of a fake. However, spotting this malicious content calls for extra effort on everyone\u2019s part when getting their news or scrolling their feeds online. That means scrutinizing what we consume and relying on trusted fact-checking resources to get at the truth. It also means using AI as any ally, with AI tools that detect AI deepfakes in real time.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/McAfee-AI-Election-Toolkit.pdf\">Our Election Year Toolkit<\/a> will help you do just that. It covers the basics of fake news and malicious AI deepfakes, how to spot them, and more. As you\u2019ll see, it\u2019s a topic both broad and deep, and we explore it in a step-by-step way that helps make sense of it all for voters.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"TextRun Highlight MacChromeBold SCXW32562576 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW32562576 BCX0\">Our role in the fight against malicious deepfakes.<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sharing info about AI with voters is one of several steps we\u2019ve taken to fight against malicious deepfakes.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/ai\/news\/mcafee-unveils-ai-deepfake-image-detection-on-yahoo-news\">we\u2019ve teamed up with Yahoo News<\/a> to bolster the credibility of images on the Yahoo News platform. This collaboration integrates McAfee\u2019s sophisticated deepfake image detection technology into Yahoo News&#8217;s content quality system, offering readers an added layer of trust.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">And we\u2019re rolling out our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/ai\/deepfake-detector\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">McAfee Deepfake detector<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> through our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/internet-security\/introducing-ai-pcs-with-mcafee-deepfake-detector\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">partners<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> too. It checks audio being played through your browser to figure out if the content you\u2019re watching or listening to contains AI-generated audio. When AI audio is detected, users are notified in seconds.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-203231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CleanShot-2024-10-28-at-18.58.55.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"521\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Bad actors put an entirely new spin on disinformation with malicious deepfakes.<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI makes disinformation look and sound far more credible than ever. And bad actors can produce it on a tremendous scale, thanks to the ease and speed of AI tools. In an election year that calls for more scrutiny on our collective part \u2014 and our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/McAfee-AI-Election-Toolkit.pdf\">2024 Election AI Toolkit<\/a> can help. It covers how to spot a deepfake, how they spread, and several fact-checking resources that you can rely on when that bit of news you stumble across seems a little sketchy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:4278190080}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/McAfee-AI-Election-Toolkit.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-203311\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CleanShot-2024-10-28-at-20.13.52.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"535\" height=\"727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CleanShot-2024-10-28-at-20.13.52.jpg 883w, https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CleanShot-2024-10-28-at-20.13.52-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CleanShot-2024-10-28-at-20.13.52-753x1024.jpg 753w, https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CleanShot-2024-10-28-at-20.13.52-768x1044.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CleanShot-2024-10-28-at-20.13.52-95x129.jpg 95w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/McAfee-AI-Election-Toolkit.pdf\">Download the full McAfee AI Election Toolkit here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p>[i] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2022\/feb\/21\/when-george-washington-fought-misinformation\/\">https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2022\/feb\/21\/when-george-washington-fought-misinformation\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[ii] <a href=\"https:\/\/sumsub.com\/newsroom\/deepfake-cases-surge-in-countries-holding-2024-elections-sumsub-research-shows\/\">https:\/\/sumsub.com\/newsroom\/deepfake-cases-surge-in-countries-holding-2024-elections-sumsub-research-shows\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[iii] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsguardtech.com\/press\/newsguard-launches-2024-election-misinformation-tracking-center-rolls-out-new-election-safety-assurance-package-for-brand-advertising\/\">https:\/\/www.newsguardtech.com\/press\/newsguard-launches-2024-election-misinformation-tracking-center-rolls-out-new-election-safety-assurance-package-for-brand-advertising\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[iv] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsguardtech.com\/press\/sad-milestone-fake-local-news-sites-now-outnumber-real-local-newspaper-sites-in-u-s\/\">https:\/\/www.newsguardtech.com\/press\/sad-milestone-fake-local-news-sites-now-outnumber-real-local-newspaper-sites-in-u-s\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[v] <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/03\/06\/political-deepfakes-are-spreading-like-wildfire-thanks-to-genai\/\">https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/03\/06\/political-deepfakes-are-spreading-like-wildfire-thanks-to-genai\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[vi] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2024\/09\/19\/concern-over-the-impact-of-ai-on-2024-presidential-campaign\/\">https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2024\/09\/19\/concern-over-the-impact-of-ai-on-2024-presidential-campaign\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As malicious deepfakes continue to flood our screens with disinformation during this election year, we\u2019ve released our 2024 Election 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