...Ruolan Deng; Saifuddin Ahmed; Hyunjin Kang Purpose Deepfakes, the synthetic media generated using artificial intelligence to convincingly depict events that never actually occurred, pose a significant threat to society, yet we still lack efficient and effective countermeasures. While scholars have...

...Ruolan Deng; Saifuddin Ahmed Purpose Deepfakes pose a serious threat to societies. While deepfake-specific literacy programs are emerging, they may backfire and reduce trust in media. This study aims to explore traditional news literacy as an alternative buffering factor. We examine how news...