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Dominic Giannini

HISTORICAL FACTS: Deepfakes harder to detect spurring election concerns | History Defined

Hyper-realistic digitally altered images, video or audio are becoming easier to create. (Dominic Giannini/AAP PHOTOS)

The nation's top science body has sounded the alarm over major flaws in deepfake detectors, with an international team of researchers calling for urgent improvements as the federal election nears. 

The hyper-realistic digitally altered images, video or audio are becoming easier to create and have sparked concerns about the spread of misinformation during the political campaign. 

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