Is your friend on video call real or AI deepfake? Catch up quickly with 6 easy tricks

Nowadays making video calls has become very common. But do you know whether the face seen in front is real or fake? Due to Deepfake technology, now a fake video can be made by inserting the face of any person in another video. You are being cheated by making a fake video of a politician, celebrity or someone you know. Asking for money, saying wrong things or defaming – all this has become easy with deepfakes.

Therefore, it is very important to know how to identify deepfake videos and where to report them. Easy tricks to identify deepfake videos

Focus on eyes and eyelashes
In the original video, the human blinks. In deepfakes, blinking is often very rare or strange. The eye movements do not seem real.

face and neck combination
In deepfakes, the face is changed, but the neck, ears or hair often do not match. The face may look shiny or blurry.

mouth and speaking speed
When the person speaks, the movement of the lips and words do not match. The mouth movements do not look like real ones.

Lighting and background
There may be a difference between the light on the face and the background light. Sometimes the face looks strangely blurred or pixelated.

Watch the video in slow motion
Try playing the video at 0.25x speed on mobile. Small mistakes are easily visible in deepfakes.

reverse image search
Take any clear frame of the video and search on Google Images or TinEye. If the video is old or found in a different context, then understand that it may be a deepfake.

How to lodge a complaint?

If you feel that a deepfake video has been made against you or someone else, report it immediately:

1. National Cyber ​​Crime Reporting Portal: Visit cybercrime.gov.in.
2. Select ‘Report Other Cyber ​​Crime’ and file a complaint in the ‘Fake Video / Deepfake’ category.
3. Helpline: Call 1930.
4. Keep the necessary evidence – screenshot, video link, date and time.
5. If there is a deepfake of a celebrity or politician, then report it on their official social media account also.

be careful

• Do not immediately trust video calls coming from unknown numbers.
• Never share important things (money, OTP, password) on video call.
• Explain to children also about deepfakes.

Deepfake technology is growing rapidly, but it is not difficult to recognize it. With the small tricks mentioned above, you can easily catch most of the fake videos. If you have any doubts, report immediately on cybercrime.gov.in.