Last Updated on September 4, 2025 by Editorial Team Author(s): Shreyash Pawar Originally published on Towards AI. Introduction Think videos where world leaders say wild things they never actually did, or photos so altered you question reality itself. As these fakes get scarily realistic, spotting them becomes crucial to fight misinformation and protect trust in what we see online. Deepfakes are essentially AI-generated images/videos where faces are altered to look authentic, often powered by ...