Explained: How To Recognise Deep Fake Videos

A seemingly offensive video of actress Rashmika Mandanna entering an elevator has ignited a firestorm of controversy on the internet. What initially appears as genuine is, in fact a deepfake of the actress. The original video features a British Indian girl, Zara Patel. The video prompted Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar to cite the legal obligations of social media plaforms and IT rules of the country pertaining to digital deception. But here's how you can identify such deepfakes?