[laurex]

What this article is getting at is that memory and "truth" are not really compatible concepts, which I think most neuroscience supports. Research around vision generally shows that even what we see, first hand (not in video) is an assemblage or construction, not a "record." Yet humans in general tend to believe that if they see something, it's either real or "faked" (like magic) rather than suspect because of the natural limitations of our brain system (which are also advantages for survival). We also have an even harder time to distinguish 'reality' when our emotions are involved. "Fake" video does present more of an issue, I think, than past "fake media", because we simply have more emotional response to it than other media.