Deepfakes v pre-bunking: is Russia losing the infowar?

Ukraine and its allies seem to be doing a good job in this vital battleground, but experts warn the global picture is complex

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Speaking behind a podium bearing the Ukrainian state emblem, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in his now signature green attire, calls on his soldiers to lay down their weapons and return to their families.

The one-minute clip is a deepfake, the term for a sophisticated hoax that uses artificial intelligence to create a phoney image, most commonly fake videos of people.