Former President Trump recently shared a video on social media that caused a lot of discussion. [1] The video featured another former president, Barack Obama, in a very surprising situation.
The clip appeared to show Barack Obama being arrested by officers right inside the Oval Office. [3] The scene looked quite convincing, but it was completely false. The event never actually happened.
This video was generated using a technology called Artificial Intelligence (A.I.). A.I. can be used to create 'deepfakes,' which are manipulated videos that look incredibly realistic but are not true. [6, 7]
The sharing of this video raised concerns about the spread of misinformation. When a video is so well-made that it's hard to tell if it's real or fake, it can easily mislead people who see it online.