Forget deepfakes. All we can afford in this economy? Freeware video apps and enterprise edition windows vista. Welcome to the era of cheapfakes. Parker Molloy, editor at large for Media Matters joins us to discuss a recent Buttigieg campaign video, a manipulated sample of a Biden rant, and the primaries in the context of conspiracy theorizing.

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Sources:

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/feb/07/psychiatrist-struck-off-for-posting-bizarre-qanon-conspiracy-theories

https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/1879340/dod-announces-250m-to-ukraine/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-02-14-mn-420-story.html

https://datasociety.net/output/deepfakes-and-cheap-fakes/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/05/23/faked-pelosi-videos-slowed-make-her-appear-drunk-spread-across-social-media/

https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/new-approach-to-synthetic-and-manipulated-media.html

https://www.mediamatters.org/facebook/viral-and-misleading-biden-clip-shows-dangers-democratizing-disinformation

Episode 78: Cheapfakes on the Campaign Trail '20 feat Parker Molloy

Conspiracy theories, melted online communities and cursed media — we pry open the cracks in consensus reality and journey into the hidden worlds below. The QAA Podcast is a mix of reporting, comedy, and history hosted by Jake Rockatansky, Travis View, and Julian Feeld along with co-hosts Annie Kelly, Liv Agar and Brad Abrahams. Formerly known as the QAnon Anonymous podcast.