[soulofmischief]

> I think as a society we're just going to learn to distrust recorded+reproduced media by default.

There have been instances of of deceit, but in general the ability to give some credence to leaked political tapes has been a positive thing for society.

With this avenue for political exposure disappearing and totalitarianism making a comeback, it is a bit worrisome how we will continue to blow the whistle on politicians when being present with a camera isn't even enough.

> Photo manipulation is a very old practice.

But not modern audio or video. We're running out of options.

> There's already businesses that sell camera apps (or cameras? my memory is a bit dim) that save a photo along with a cryptographic hash to prove authenticity

This only works if the photo is of yourself and you want to prove its authenticity. If the photo is of someone else, it's still your word against theirs regardless of what hashes you have.