Deepfake network spreads divisive content, report says

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Deepfake network spreads divisive content, report says?

Of the 16 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 75% are rated left, 25% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 17. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Deepfake network spreads divisive content, report says left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 75% of the 16 rated outlets on it are rated left — so far this is a story carried mostly by the left. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.

Is the coverage of Deepfake network spreads divisive content, report says biased?

Deepfake network spreads divisive content, report says is one event reported by 17 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Deepfake network spreads divisive content, report says?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Deepfake network spreads divisive content, report says?

17 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What is the report about?

A report from McGill University's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy states that a network likely based outside Canada is using deepfake videos of real influencers to spread politically divisive content. Many of these videos focus on the U.S.-Canada trade war and contain false information.

How large is this network?

The network includes nearly 300 TikTok and Instagram accounts that have posted more than 3,201 videos. These videos have collectively been viewed 22.1 million times in the past three months, according to the report.

Who is behind the network?

The report from McGill University states that it is not clear who is behind the deepfake network. However, the report suggests that the network is almost certainly run from outside of North America.