Deepfakes stir Duterte controversy


Gone viral: A person holding two mobile phones with two viral AI-generated videos of students and an old woman voicing their opinions on Duterte’s impeachment. — AFP

Days after the Philippine Senate declined to launch the impeachment trial of the country’s vice-president, two interviews with Filipinos arguing for and against the move went viral.

Neither were real.

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