noun · neutral
deepfake
UK/ˈdiːpfeɪk/US/ˈdipfeɪk/DEEP·fake
an image, video or audio that has been digitally altered using artificial intelligence to convincingly mimic a real person
Examples
“Politicians warned about the dangers of deepfakes influencing elections.”
“She accused the website of sharing a deepfake of her giving a speech she never made.”
“In Task 2 you could discuss how deepfakes challenge trust in online media.”
Band 8 sentence
“The spread of deepfakes poses a serious threat to public discourse because they can be almost indistinguishable from real footage.”
Collocations
- synthetic deepfake
- detect deepfakes
Word family
Common mistakes
deep fake→deepfake
fake video→deepfake
Say it for a higher band
5fake video→6manipulated video→7+deepfake
Synonyms
synthetic media
Easily confused
fake
“The politician denied the clip was a fake, but experts identified it as a deepfake.”
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