Deep Fakes and Information Disorder and the Future of Truth

Deepfakes and Information Disorder in Media: Threats, Challenges, and Solutions

Presented by Amir Jahangir | Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan | March 3, 2025

🚨 Overview:
This presentation explores the rising threat of deepfakes and disinformation in media, examining their impact on public trust, democracy, and social harmony. It delves into the different types of information disorder and how synthetic media is used to manipulate narratives.

🔍 Key Topics Covered:
✅ What are Deepfakes? – AI-generated fake media and their role in misinformation
✅ Disinformation in Media – How false narratives shape opinions and influence politics
✅ Threats & Challenges – From public deception to legal and ethical dilemmas
✅ Solutions & Countermeasures – The role of media literacy, AI detection tools, policy regulations, and fact-checking
✅ Role of Educational Institutions – How universities can combat information disorder

💡 Why This Matters:
With misinformation and AI-generated content on the rise, understanding how deepfakes and disinformation work is crucial for policymakers, media professionals, educators, and the general public.

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1. Deepfakes and
Information
Disorder in
Media
Threats,
Challenges, and
Solutions
Amir Jahangir
Fatima Jinnah Women University,
Rawalpindi
3 March 2025

2. Information Disorder
Information disorder refers to false,
misleading, or harmful information
spread intentionally or unintentionally.
It undermines trust in information
sources and disrupts public discourse.
A growing issue in the digital age,
amplified by social media platforms.

3. Types of Information Disorder
Misinformation:
False information
shared without
harmful intent.
Disinformation:
Deliberately false or
misleading
information.
Malinformation:
Genuine information
shared to cause
harm or manipulate.

4. Deep Fake

5. Deep Fakes
•Deep fakes are synthetic media created using
Artificial Intelligence.
•They manipulate audio, video, and images to
create false narratives.
•Increasingly sophisticated and harder to
detect.
•Used for satire, entertainment, and
disinformation or malinformation purposes.

6. Disinformation in
Media
•Disinformation is false or
misleading information
deliberately spread to
deceive.
•Amplified by social media
and digital platforms.
•Impacts public opinion,
elections, and societal
harmony.
•Often used for political
manipulation, financial gain,
and social division.

7. Threats and Challenges
•Erosion of trust in information
sources.
•Manipulation of public
perception and opinion.
•Political and social
polarization.
•Legal and ethical challenges in
regulation.
•Difficulty in detection and
verification.

8. Impact

11. Solutions and
Countermeasures
✓Media Literacy: Educating the public
on identifying misinformation.
(Govt-Academia-Industry)
✓AI and Technology: Developing tools
to detect deep fakes. (tech...)
✓Policy and Regulation: Implementing
laws to combat disinformation.
(PECA 2025)
✓Fact-checking Initiatives:
Collaborations to verify news.
Fact Check (Geo, DAWN etc.)
✓Ethical Journalism: Maintaining high
standards of reporting.

12. Role of Educational
Institutions
•Integrate Media Literacy into curricula.
•Encourage critical thinking and digital
ethics.
•Foster research on AI ethics and
information integrity.
•Collaborate with tech platforms for
awareness campaigns.

13. More on
this
Subject
•Read Amir Jahangir’s Article
on Deepfake and
Information Disorder:
https://www.linkedin.com/
pulse/deepfakes-
information-disorder-
media-amir-jahangir-5idqe/
•Hear the Podcast on this
Presentation:
https://youtu.be/9wHDWw
5oHdU?si=m7yLZfAkIju8K8f
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