CBS News Labels Video of Biden Wandering in Italy as ‘Digitally Altered’ and ‘Cheap Fake’

CORDES You ve probably ░░░░░░░░ of deep fakes But ░░░░░░░░ last week as President ░░░░░░░░ was at the G ░░░░░░░░ summit in Italy cheap ░░░░░░░░ clips went viral on ░░░░░░░░ media and were picked ░░░░░░░░ by some news outlets ░░░░░░░░ a look at this ░░░░░░░░ for example It shows ░░░░░░░░ and other world leaders ░░░░░░░░ a skydiving demonstration before ░░░░░░░░ president is seen walking ░░░░░░░░ and looking in another ░░░░░░░░ Outlets claimed that he ░░░░░░░░ sort of just aimlessly ░░░░░░░░ away The clip amassed ░░░░░░░░ of views within just ░░░░░░░░ few hours when actually ░░░░░░░░ if you widened out ░░░░░░░░ can see that he ░░░░░░░░ talking to one of ░░░░░░░░ members of the military ░░░░░░░░ was participating in that ░░░░░░░░ So how prevalent are ░░░░░░░░ fakes and how big ░░░░░░░░ a problem will really ░░░░░░░░ in this election Well ░░░░░░░░ s take a look ░░░░░░░░ executive editor of CBS ░░░░░░░░ Confirmed Rhona Tarrant who ░░░░░░░░ us now from Studio ░░░░░░░░ to explain Hi Rhona ░░░░░░░░ s great to see ░░░░░░░░ TARRANT Hi CORDES So ░░░░░░░░ us how long cheap ░░░░░░░░ have been around I ░░░░░░░░ assuming they ve been ░░░░░░░░ since the beginning of ░░░░░░░░ the media because you ░░░░░░░░ anybody can can take ░░░░░░░░ image and manipulate it ░░░░░░░░ make it look like ░░░░░░░░ suggests something that didn ░░░░░░░░ happen TARRANT That s ░░░░░░░░ it It really is ░░░░░░░░ case of all techniques ░░░░░░░░ new technology So as ░░░░░░░░ said cheap fake videos ░░░░░░░░ videos that are edited ░░░░░░░░ a really simple way ░░░░░░░░ have been around as ░░░░░░░░ as political videos have ░░░░░░░░ So there s a ░░░░░░░░ ways for example that ░░░░░░░░ might be familiar with ░░░░░░░░ is there might be ░░░░░░░░ long video and you ░░░░░░░░ take a very short ░░░░░░░░ and you take out ░░░░░░░░ context Another is maybe ░░░░░░░░ slow something down and ░░░░░░░░ makes it sound like ░░░░░░░░ is slurring their words ░░░░░░░░ another is you might ░░░░░░░░ several pieces together and ░░░░░░░░ makes it sound like ░░░░░░░░ said something that they ░░░░░░░░ t What s different ░░░░░░░░ this election and the ░░░░░░░░ two elections in the ░░░░░░░░ elections is number one ░░░░░░░░ has access to mobile ░░░░░░░░ where they can edit ░░░░░░░░ number two most people ░░░░░░░░ social media accounts where ░░░░░░░░ can publish this stuff ░░░░░░░░ it s worth saying ░░░░░░░░ are not anything new ░░░░░░░░ know when Trump was ░░░░░░░░ these targeted him as ░░░░░░░░ But what we are ░░░░░░░░ in the last few ░░░░░░░░ is really the steady ░░░░░░░░ of videos that are ░░░░░░░░ President Biden and in ░░░░░░░░ taking aim at his ░░░░░░░░ CORDES Right and they ░░░░░░░░ being picked up by ░░░░░░░░ outlets that know they ░░░░░░░░ fakes and or know ░░░░░░░░ they are misleading but ░░░░░░░░ them anyway Rhona is ░░░░░░░░ any way to measure ░░░░░░░░ impact that these videos ░░░░░░░░ have on the 2024 ░░░░░░░░ in comparison to other ░░░░░░░░ of misinformation TARRANT You ░░░░░░░░ that s a really ░░░░░░░░ great question I think ░░░░░░░░ know in terms of ░░░░░░░░ our team has been ░░░░░░░░ we have seen these ░░░░░░░░ called cheap fake videos ░░░░░░░░ are targeting Biden and ░░░░░░░░ are targeting Trump However ░░░░░░░░ have seen particularly in ░░░░░░░░ last few months the ░░░░░░░░ targeting Biden are getting ░░░░░░░░ lot more traction online ░░░░░░░░ in particular the ones ░░░░░░░░ target Biden s age ░░░░░░░░ for example CORDES Right ░░░░░░░░ like you had said ░░░░░░░░ that he is wandering ░░░░░░░░ and really was having ░░░░░░░░ conversation with somebody these ░░░░░░░░ are effective because they ░░░░░░░░ they re called cheap ░░░░░░░░ for a reason They ░░░░░░░░ quick they re easy ░░░░░░░░ publish and oftentimes they ░░░░░░░░ big impact on people ░░░░░░░░ are just scrolling through ░░░░░░░░ phones they watch it ░░░░░░░░ five seconds and they ░░░░░░░░ on Also what s ░░░░░░░░ about this is we ░░░░░░░░ heard a lot about ░░░░░░░░ fear of deep fakes ░░░░░░░░ this election And we ░░░░░░░░ seen the deep fakes ░░░░░░░░ t really shown up ░░░░░░░░ the way that maybe ░░░░░░░░ were worried about them ░░░░░░░░ up CORDES Right TARRANT ░░░░░░░░ these videos that are ░░░░░░░░ in a really basic ░░░░░░░░ with technology that s ░░░░░░░░ around for a long ░░░░░░░░ are effective effective to ░░░░░░░░ extent that the White ░░░░░░░░ is addressing them CORDES ░░░░░░░░ fakes as opposed to ░░░░░░░░ fakes or you know ░░░░░░░░ or audio that has ░░░░░░░░ completely created by AI ░░░░░░░░ think the robo call ░░░░░░░░ was sent around to ░░░░░░░░ Island not Rhode Island ░░░░░░░░ Hampshire voters a few ░░░░░░░░ ago that sounded just ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden telling them ░░░░░░░░ to vote but it ░░░░░░░░ a total fake So ░░░░░░░░ how can voters best ░░░░░░░░ between videos that are ░░░░░░░░ and videos that are ░░░░░░░░ TARRANT So social media ░░░░░░░░ sometimes they will attach ░░░░░░░░ checks to these videos ░░░░░░░░ sometimes on X you ░░░░░░░░ see community notes or ░░░░░░░░ Facebook you might see ░░░░░░░░ checks However the reality ░░░░░░░░ for the vast majority ░░░░░░░░ them they re not ░░░░░░░░ to have anything attached ░░░░░░░░ unfortunately really is on ░░░░░░░░ viewer Number one piece ░░░░░░░░ advice I would have ░░░░░░░░ always check your sources ░░░░░░░░ if you see something ░░░░░░░░ an account is this ░░░░░░░░ partisan account Is it ░░░░░░░░ for a particular candidate ░░░░░░░░ does it have a ░░░░░░░░ of posting misinformation And ░░░░░░░░ second thing which I ░░░░░░░░ is really important is ░░░░░░░░ seek another source So ░░░░░░░░ t just take it ░░░░░░░░ one account make sure ░░░░░░░░ you got a second ░░░░░░░░ or even a third ░░░░░░░░ and most importantly make ░░░░░░░░ that s a credible ░░░░░░░░