{"id":27032,"date":"2022-07-21T15:41:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T13:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perseus.de\/deep-fakes-reality-vs-manipulation\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T14:46:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T12:46:53","slug":"deep-fakes-reality-vs-manipulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perseus.de\/en\/deep-fakes-reality-vs-manipulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep Fakes \u2013 Reality vs Manipulation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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This news has made waves. Kiev’s mayor Vitali Klitschko calls Berlin’s mayor Franziska Giffey. That’s what it looked like at first glance. In reality, however, the video call was fake. At first, it was not entirely clear whether it was a so-called deep fake or a very professionally made montage of different recordings. In the meantime, however, it is known that a Russian comedian duo is responsible for the incident. <\/strong><\/p>

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Even though this incident is unlikely to be deep fakes, there is a certain risk posed by this technology. In the following article, we explain what deep fakes actually are, how they occur, when they become dangerous and how to recognize them. Enjoy reading. <\/p>

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What exactly happened?<\/strong><\/h4>

At the end of June, the mayor of Berlin received a video call from Kiev’s mayor Vitali Klitschko. It was not apparent at first glance that the call was a fake. According to Franziska Giffey, facial expressions and gestures matched. The mouth movements were also correct. She only had doubts because of the course of the conversation. When the topic of holding a Christopher Street Day in Kiev came up, Franziska Giffey suspected that something could not be right and broke off the conversation. The same game was repeated in Budapest, Madrid, Vienna and perhaps in other European cities. <\/p>

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How could it have come to this?<\/strong><\/h4>

It is now known that a Russian comedian duo is responsible for the fake video calls. They used social engineering methods to gain access to the town hall and to be able to make the video call. Social engineering is about collecting information about people and ultimately using it so cleverly that a relationship of trust is created and sensitive information is passed on. According to the two perpetrators, this procedure is “very simple” and “works every time”. <\/p>

They do not provide any information about how the video was actually made. The only information they shared about their attack is that it is not a deep fake. <\/p>

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But what is a deep fake?<\/strong><\/h4>

The term “deep fake” comes from English and is made up of the words deep learning and fake. These are fakes that are created with the help of artificial intelligence from images, audio and film recordings. There are several forms of deep fakes, some of which can happen in real time: <\/p>