The Anti-Cybercrime Group of the Philippine National Police (PNP-ACG) has started conducting an investigation to identify the people behind the fake audio and video of President Marcos supposedly directing the military to act against a particular country amid the tension in the West Philippine Sea.
PNP-ACG director Maj. Gen. Sidney Hernia said they already requested the preservation of all the data of the video that was posted on the channel of “Dapat Balita'' for posting the fake video using the deepfake video.
According to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the www. britannica.com, a deepfake refers to a specific kind of synthetic media where a person in an image or video is swapped with another person's likeness.
It is generated by artificial intelligence (AI) technology that portrays something that does not exist in reality or events that have never occurred.
“The ‘Dapat Balita’ was deactivated, but another YouTube account with the same name reposted the videos,” said Hernia.
“Additionally, a Facebook page named ‘Dapat Balita’, created on April 19, 2021, was found. The page managers' primary country or region location is the Philippines and Pakistan,” he added.
Citing the result of their cyber patrolling, Hernia said the Facebook page keeps posting fake articles.
If caught, Hernia said those responsible may face charges for violating Article 154 (Unlawful use of means of publication and unlawful utterances) of the Revised Penal Code, in connection with Section 6 of RA 10175 (Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012), and Section 4 (b) (3) (Computer-related Identity Theft) of RA 10175.
“Let us stay vigilant against manipulated digital content crafted by cybercriminals to disseminate fake news and advance malicious agenda online,” said Hernia