Deepfakes have become a real threat during this election, because today, what looks real — may not be real at all. Now presidential campaigns are in a tug-of-war between truth and manipulated fiction.

Scripps News is investigating who's behind a new surge of faked and AI-generated content, and the electoral and national security concerns that come with it.

We explore how disinformation and intentional fakes have been deployed to influence the election, spark violence in England and muddy the waters of international conflicts.

Should AI companies be held to stiffer regulation of their tools? What should the average person know to better spot fake content? And who is at the greatest risk of being fed fake info as the election approaches?

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