Deepfakes and the Infocalypse

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Nina Schick is a political consultant, broadcaster, and author who focuses on the intersection between technology and politics. Formerly, she served as the Communications Director of Open Europe – a think tank dedicated to EU reform. Schick is a contributor to Bloomberg, Sky, CNN, and the BBC, and her work has been published by CNN, the Times, and the Sunday Telegraph.

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only caused widespread loss of life and economic upheaval but has also become a battleground for disinformation. Russia has exploited the crisis by spreading contradictory narratives, claiming the virus is both a U.S. bioweapon targeting China and a Chinese bioweapon, aiming to inflame tensions between the two nations. Similarly, China has suppressed early discussions about the virus, censored information, and later sought to reshape its global image by exaggerating its crisis management efforts and denying the virus's origins. In the U.S., President Trump contributed to the disinformation landscape by initially downplaying the virus, accusing Democrats of politicizing it, and later reversing his stance while continuing to spread falsehoods, including dangerous suggestions like injecting disinfectants. The pandemic underscores the critical need for accurate information, as misinformation can have dire consequences. However, the rise of deepfake technology further complicates the ability to discern truth, amplifying the risks of disinformation in an already fractured information ecosystem.

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