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AI-generated faces, voices and videos can make a false claim feel convincing. The Times of India’s practical advice is to check the original source and context, and use reverse image search to see whether a picture appeared earlier elsewhere.

For an urgent request for money that seems to come from someone you know, contact them through a trusted number or another channel. Strange lighting or mismatched lip movements may be clues, but the article warns that modern fakes may not show obvious flaws. No single check catches every fake, so a pause before sharing is still useful.

Discuss: When a video looks convincing, should platforms do more to show where it came from, or should verification remain mainly the viewer’s job?

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