THE ROLE OF DEEPFAKES IN MALIGN INFLUENCE CAMPAIGNS
THE ROLE OF DEEPFAKES IN MALIGN INFLUENCE CAMPAIGNS

Author(s): Keir Giles, Kim Hartmann, Munira Mustaffa
Contributor(s): Anna Reynolds (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Economy, Media studies, Political Theory, Communication studies, Government/Political systems, Security and defense, Politics and communication, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence
Keywords: Katie Jones; Deepfake; Malign influence campaigns; FakeApp; AI news anchor; LinkedIn;
Summary/Abstract: In early 2019 Katie Jones, a young researcher based in Washington DC, set up a new profile for herself on LinkedIn. She filled in her biographical details—degrees from the University of Michigan, a present position at the prestigious CSIS think tank—and set about building her network of contacts. There was nothing unusual about a new profile being set up on LinkedIn; thousands are created every day. It was not even unusual that Katie Jones was entirely fictitious; with no checks on the identity of individuals creating these profiles, there is nothing to prevent someone from assuming any identity they choose.

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