'Deep fakes': Sorting fact from fiction in the fake-Obama video era

It always starts with porn. What first revealed the internet's power to distribute information? Porn has historically been a reliable canary in the coal mine, so the "deep fakes" video Vice found in late 2017 has lawmakers paying attention. Using free machine-learning platforms, people on Reddit superimposed the face of Wonder Woman's Gal Godot on a porn actress's body in a creepy, almost-convincing sex video. Researchers use "Real-time Face Capture" on Russian President Vladimir Putin.