Deepfakes Tracker, your hub for tracking and understanding synthetic media. Take a quick video tour.
Digital Dashboards, Detection Tools & Educational Resources
A searchable dashboard of fact-checks on deepfakes and out-of-context or manipulated media from professional fact-checkers.
A hands-on collection of methods and tools for identifying deepfakes and other AI-generated content and and verifying digital media.
Think you can distinguish between real images and videos and fake ones? Test yourself by taking our "Real or Rendered?" challenge.
An introduction to deepfakes ā what they are, how they are generated, an overview of the different kinds of harm they can contribute to, and what is being done about it.
A collection of interactive games designed to build digital literacy by challenging you to spot AI-generated content and navigate misinformation and moderation decisions.
A curated list of projects and initiatives that track deepfakes and AI-generated content, emerging technologies, and AI-related news from around the world.
[Report] The State of GenerativeāÆAI Use in CanadaāÆ2025
āThe speed at which Canadians have adopted large language models is unprecedented,āĀ saidĀ Dr. AnatoliyāÆGruzd, Canada Research Chair and CoāDirector of the Social Media Lab. āYet our data show that excitement is tempered by serious concerns about how personal data are collected and used, and whether these tools will erode critical thinking skills and replace jobs in Canada.ā
Examples of AIāGenerated Content You Might Encounter
Text-to-Image: Google’s Nano Banana Pro can generate a variety of digital images based on a text prompt provided by the user.
Text-to-Video: CapCut’s AI Video MakerĀ can generate videos based on a text-based prompt provided by the user.Ā
Text-to-Speech: ElevenLabs’ Voice Design v3 can generated realistic speech based on a text prompt provided by the user.
Image-to-Video: Runway Gen-4.5 can generate short video clips based on an image-based prompt provided by the user.
Real-time Deepfake: Deep-Live-Cam is real-time video face swap tool that uses AI to map and animate a target face in virtual calls.
AI Agents: OpenAI’s Agent Builder allows users to create customized ChatGPT-powered “bots” that behave like people online.
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