Wykorzystanie wizerunku polityków w przekazach typu deepfake – analiza danych fact-checkingowych z 2023 roku

Magdalena Cyrklaff-Gorczyca; Adam Majchrzak

doi:10.35765/hp.2583

Published : 2024-09-30

Vol. 15 No. 52 (2024)

Using the image of politicians in deepfake messages – analysis of fact-checking data from 2023

Magdalena Cyrklaff-Gorczyca

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4062-1966

Adam Majchrzak

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2376-2721

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35765/hp.2583

Section: Vol. 15, No. 52 (2024): The image of power – media, politics, communication

Abstract

RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: The aim of study was to check images of politicians and political messages used in deepfakes in 2023 and what were the possible consequences.

THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS: The goal of the work was to try to answer the main question: “How were deepfakes about politicians in 2023 used on the Internet?”. For this purpose, research questions were asked: how the definition of deepfake is understood, what topics and politicians the analyzed deepfakes concerned, what emotional tone had and what their potential consequences were. According to hypothesis, these messages were used in a negative context to cause image or social damage. The study used the content analysis method and the Fact Check Explorer tool to extract deepfakes from fact-checking materials.

THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENTATION: The argumentative process started an introduction to artificial intelligence. Then, the deepfake technology and the possibility of using it in the disinformation process were characterized. The next step was to extract political deepfakes from the database and analyze their format, subject matter and emotional content. Finally, a summary and conclusions were presented.

RESEARCH RESULTS: The article presents characteristics of deepfakes and review of 51 political deepfakes. The use of politicians’ images in the form of deepfakes most often occurred in the following thematic category: disinformation activities during election campaigns, state and international politics, and warfare. Most deepfakes had a negative emotional tone, while those with a positive and ambivalent tone were less common.

CONCLUSIONS, INNOVATIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The study found that politicians’ images were used mainly in context of manipulation in areas politics and economy and less frequently to manipulate pop culture and moral issues, health and medicine and online fraud. There is a need to introduce tools to identify deepfakes and programs to increase competences of users in this area.

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deepfake ; artificial intelligence ; false information ; fact-checking ; false political messages ; image of politicians

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Magdalena Cyrklaff-Gorczyca

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4062-1966

Affiliation

Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń Poland

Bio Statement (e.g., department and rank)

Magdalena Cyrklaff-Gorczyca is the assistant professor in Institute of Information and Communication Research at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. She is psychologist, therapist and media specialist. Her research is focused on psychological aspects of information, media and new technologies (human interactions with social media, games, artificial intelligence etc.), bibliotherapy, info- and media pathologies as well as media and information services for people at risk of social exclusion. In addition, her academic interests include public relations and promotion of cultural institutions and user experience design. She published three books, edited several co-author publications and authored several dozen research papers.

Adam Majchrzak

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2376-2721

Affiliation

Uniwersytet Gdański Poland