Deepfake videos make lies feel more true: UnSpun Journal Club 3

Deepfakes don’t just tell you lies. They show you “proof.”

In this episode of UnSpun Journal Club, I break downresearch from by Hwang, Ryu ad Jeong Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking examining whether deepfake videos make misinformation more believable than text alone.

The findings are concerning:

But there’s good news. A short media literacy lesson—just seven minutes—helped a lot.

I'll unpack:

• Why video feels more like evidence
• Whether media literacy education actually works
• What this means for journalism, democracy, and everyday media consumers

If you care about misinformation, media literacy, and how public perception is shaped, this episode is for you.

Source:

Hwang, Y., Ryu, J. Y., & Jeong, S.-H. (2021). Effects of Disinformation Using Deepfake: The Protective Effect of Media Literacy Education. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2020.0174

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