Things are moving quickly in the "war on fake news". In the wake of the alleged Russian meddling, FaceBook says it has been forced to crack down hard on fake news, fake profiles, and fake information on its platform. Today, CNN announced designs for intelligent software to help them determine what images and videos are real, and which aren't.
This article claims that humans aren't able to tell the difference between genuine pictures and photoshopped ones, and that CGI is becoming available to the masses, allowing them to create realistic video of almost anything they desire. The line between reality and fantasy is blurring, they say, and people need help knowing the difference.
(an example of a realistic fake)
Essentially, this is an arms race, except not with weapons - with software. Whoever can create the best fakes, wins, especially if they're also given the power to label any item "false" and have it essentially removed from the public eye.
I call that "perception management", and it's a form of social engineering. I don't want to live in an engineered society.
They are readying for another perpetual war, in which they profit off both sides; a #waronfakenews
PS: "InfoWars", a longtime critic of mainstream censorship, has just been scrubbed from all mainstream platforms for spreading conspiracy theories. Let it sink in.
"Videos like.. hoax footage supposedly showing soldiers committing war crimes .. will convince people that they simply can't trust anything they.. see unless it supports the opinions they already hold." - CNN