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by nathan_long 2785 days ago
Proving the legitimacy of a photo or video is a great problem to try to solve in the age of "fake news" accusations and extremely powerful editing software.
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While I agree in principle, I don’t think merely having this technological capability is sufficient. At this point, unfortunately, accusations of “fake news” seem to be blindly believed without verification even if facts are clearly available and easily accessible.
True. People can always find a reason to justify their belief or disbelief if they really want to.