Recognizing and Understanding Deepfakes: How to See Through Digital Deceptions
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Recognizing and Understanding Deepfakes: Safely See Through Digital Deceptions
A face, a voice, a video – and yet none of it is real. The lecture Recognizing and Understanding Deepfakes with Kathrin Bartsch from the Verbraucherzentrale Niedersachsen shows on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, how artificially generated content works and how to recognize digital manipulations.
When Images and Voices Seem Deceptively Real
Deepfakes are created using artificial intelligence and can make manipulated videos, audio files, or images appear astonishingly realistic. The focus of the event is on the basics of this technology, typical recognition features, and the question of how to distinguish between real and artificially altered content.
Risks for Everyday Life, Media, and Personal Security
The event contextualizes how deepfakes are used for fraudulent attempts, disinformation, and identity theft. Legal questions related to the creation and dissemination of manipulated content will also be discussed. Participants will receive clear guidance on dealing with digital media, social networks, and messaging services.
Media Literacy with Practical Benefits
The audience address is aimed at anyone who wants to examine digital content more consciously and protect themselves from deception. The event management of the educational organization ver.di combines a professionally sound lecture with practical examples. This creates a focused online event experience with clear impulses for more digital security and media literacy.
Conclusion: Navigating the Digital World with Sharpened Insight
The lecture imparts knowledge that helps in everyday life: better assess suspicious content, recognize warning signals, and check more thoroughly before sharing. Those who want to understand the mechanisms behind deepfakes and classify digital deceptions more confidently will experience an informative evening of high practical value. Participation is free, but registration is required.
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