Deepfakes—hyper-realistic synthetic media generated by AI—are no longer fringe phenomena. From fake video evidence in litigation to impersonation in financial fraud and disinformation campaigns, the ...

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The University of Nevada, Reno, in collaboration with the College of Liberal Arts and the Department of Criminal Justice, is excited to announce the launch of Nevada’s first-ever Forensic Studies ...

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Every day, forensic examiners compare pieces of evidence (e.g., fingerprints, bullets) and decide whether they “match”—i.e., came from the same source (e.g., person, gun). These decisions hold obvious ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. It’s been decades since the intersection of forensic science ...

Deepfakes challenge one of humanity’s most fundamental assumptions: that we can trust our own senses to distinguish reality from fiction. This AI-powered synthetic media technology exploits our deeply ...