Ukrainian Presidency/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Imagesĭigital media forensics experts told NPR the deepfake - while not entirely well done - could represent just the beginning of Russia’s misinformation war. The footage then circulated prominently on social media in Russia. It’s unclear who created the clip, but it was placed on a Ukrainian news website by hackers Wednesday. The footage then circulated prominently on social media in Russia, NPR reported. It’s unclear who created the rendering, but it was placed on a Ukrainian news website by hackers Wednesday. “We are not going to lay down any weapons. “We are at home and defending Ukraine,” a defiant Zelensky said. The actual Zelensky, appeared in a video posted to Twitter on Wednesday by Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense saying he would not surrender in the ongoing fight against Russian troops. Experts say it could lead some Ukrainians to not believe what they see when Zelensky goes on television next. University of California-Berkeley professor Hany Farid said the video could be the start of Russia’s cyber war with Ukraine.

A fake and heavily manipulated video depicting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy circulated on social media and was placed on a Ukrainian news website by hackers. Twitter is tracking down how the footage was shared on its platform as well - and taking “enforcement action” where appropriate, a spokesperson told the network. The video and its subsequent uploads have also been removed from YouTube for violating the company’s misinformation policies, a spokesperson told CNN. “We’ve quickly reviewed and removed this video for violating our policy against misleading manipulated media, and notified our peers at other platforms.”

“It appeared on a reportedly compromised website and then started showing across the internet,” Nathaniel Gleicher wrote. UKRINFORM/ Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images A deepfake video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urging the people of Ukraine to surrender to Russia emerged on the web but was swiftly taken down. Meta’s head of security policy tweeted Wednesday that its teams had identified and removed the deepfake video. “I advise you to live, and I’m going to do the same,” the fake footage concludes. “I advise you to lay down your arms and return to your families.

“And now I’m taking another hard decision to say goodbye to you,” the clip went on. The heavily doctored clip continues with the Ukrainian president seemingly telling his citizens to surrender. “It didn’t work out … There is no more future. “It is time to face the truth,” Zelensky appeared to say on the manipulated clip. The 68-second deepfake clip appeared Wednesday on social media platforms, seemingly showing the 44-year-old leader saying his tenure as president has “not been easy” while staring intently into a camera. Russia carries out overnight drone attack on Ukrainian capitalĪ video circulating online purportedly shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky telling his countrymen to surrender to Russia - but experts say the footage isn’t real. Ukraine war sparked dramatic surge of Russians fleeing homeland for New York, adding to migrant crunchįoreign aid workers in Ukraine killed by Russian shelling after overnight drone barrage Blinken punts on whether Elon Musk sabotaged Ukrainian war effort

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