Deepfake videos: The technology warping our sense of reality online

The creator of a hyper-realistic "deepfake" video of "Boris Johnson" endorsing Jeremy Corbyn today warned they could become a fixture in British politics. Earlier this week, the fake video of the "Prime Minister" backing the Labour leader in next month's general election was released online. The video was made by Future Advocacy, an artificial intelligence think tank, in a bid to pressurise MPs to address the spread of deepfakes online. Areeq Chowdhury, its leader, told the Standard: "The reason we are raising awareness of it now is we have time - it's in its infancy." In the video, the fake Mr Johnson tells the camera: "Hi folks, I am here with a very special message. Since that momentous day in 2016, division has coursed through our country as we argue with fantastic passion, vim and vigour about Brexit. "My friends, I wish to rise above this divide and endorse my worthy opponent, the Right Honourable Jeremy Corbyn, to be Prime Minister of our United Kingdom.