A Doctored Biden Video Is a Test Case for Facebook's Deepfake Policies

During the 2022 US midterm elections, a manipulated video of President Joe Biden circulated on Facebook. The original footage showed Biden placing an "I voted" sticker on his granddaughter's chest and kissing her on the cheek. The doctored version looped the footage to make it appear he was repeatedly touching the girl, with a caption that labeled him a "pedophile." Meta left the video up. Today, the company's Oversight Board--an independent body that looks into the platform's content moderation--announced that it will review that decision, in an attempt to push Meta to address how it will handle manipulated media and election disinformation ahead of the 2024 US presidential election and more than 50 other votes to be held around the world next year.