Channel 4 under fire for deepfake Queen's Christmas message
by Molly Blackall from Technology | The Guardian on (#5C1W6)
Broadcaster says video, showing digitally-altered monarch reflecting on Prince Harry, intended as warning about fake news
Channel 4 has sparked controversy and debate with a deepfake video of the Queen as an alternative to her traditional festive broadcast, to be aired on Christmas Day.
The broadcaster will show a five-minute video in which a digitally-altered version of the Queen shares her reflections on the year, including the departure of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as senior royals and the Duke of York's involvement with the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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