Deepfake videos of celebrities reacting to the Oscars controversy were shared online ahead of April Fools’ Day. THE QUESTIONAre the videos showing actors Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman reacting to the Oscars controversy real? They are deepfake videos created by a celebrity impressionist who originally posted the videos on TikTok. WHAT WE FOUNDThe videos shared to Twitter claiming to show actors Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman reacting to the Oscars controversy are deepfakes. The account regularly posts deepfake videos of different celebrities, many of them with the same background – a bookshelf loaded with CDs.

Source: The Nation April 04, 2022 23:57 UTC