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Fake Biden robocall to New Hampshire voters highlights how easy it is to make deepfakes − and how hard it is to defend against AI-generated disinformation

  • Written by Joan Donovan, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media Studies, Boston University
Fake Biden robocall to New Hampshire voters highlights how easy it is to make deepfakes − and how hard it is to defend against AI-generated disinformationThe fake robocall urged Democratic voters in New Hampshire not to vote in the Jan. 23, 2024, primary election.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

An unknown number of New Hampshire voters received a phone call on Jan. 21, 2024, from what sounded like President Joe Biden. A recording contains Biden’s voice urging voters inclined to support Biden and...

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