Fake video with Zelenský also circulated on the Internet, the media easily detected the hoax – Živé.sk

Zelensky himself called the incident a “childish provocation.” The BBC and Sky News pointed out that the falsity of the recording was relatively easy to verify, noting that although Zelenský’s lips move in sync with the sound in the video, the head does not fit his body and the voice on the recording does not sound like his. The Ukrainian president also rejected the claim of surrender, which they apparently stood for … Sky News again describes that the head is disproportionately large in record with the body of Zelenský, to which it is also attached at the wrong angle and is otherwise unlit. that this is a clear “deepfake” video. This term refers to technology based on the manipulation of sound or images, in which the face of one person is usually replaced by another. The footage of the video first appeared briefly on the Ukrainian television station 24 Kanal, along with a report that President Zelensky was urging Ukrainians resisting the Russian aggression to lay down their arms. The television station subsequently issued a statement that its broadcast and website had been the target of a cyber attack. The fake video later circulated on the Internet. Zelensky himself called the incident a “childish provocation” and Ukrainian authorities said Russian hackers were behind it, CNN said on Wednesday. Zelenskyj also said that only Russian soldiers could be advised “to lay down their arms and go home.” “We are already at home, defending our country, our children, our families. So we will only lay down our arms when we win, “he added. Meta Platforms, which runs the social networks Facebook and Instagram, said on Wednesday that it had captured the video during the day, quickly removing it from its platforms and alerting other social media. (TASR) The situation in Ukraine is closely monitored by the Aktuality.sk >>> portal