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Which of these is a deep-fake? Your brain knows the answer before you do

Deepfakes - AI-generated videos and pictures of people - are becoming increasingly realistic. This makes them the perfect weapon for disinformation and fraud.

But while you might consciously be tricked by a deepfake, new evidence suggests that your brain knows.

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