AI Authenticity Wars: Iranian Protest Footage Sparks Deepfake Accusations

Footage from protests at an Iranian university drew claims of being AI-generated, illustrating how deepfake skepticism is becoming a tool for discrediting real events.

Video from what appears to be a protest at Aryamehr University in Iran circulated widely on social media, only to be met with claims that the footage was AI-generated. As @Persian_picture pushed back, sharing additional angles and urging viewers to judge for themselves, the episode highlighted an increasingly dangerous dynamic: the mere existence of deepfake technology is now being weaponized to cast doubt on authentic documentation of real events.

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