A false video that appears to show Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commanding his soldiers to “lay down their weapons'' and surrender to Russian invaders went viral across social media and was even put onto a Ukrainian news outlet by hackers.The video was actually a deepfake.
During this episode, MediaWise Teen Fact-Checker Bella describes how she was able to debunk the video, and gives tips for identifying deepfakes.
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