News & Reviews:   Fake News

Scandals involving heavily doctored photos of people is something commonly heard of nowadays. In the near future, it is likely that we’ll be seeing scandals and fake news involving videos thanks to Samsung’s deepfake AI development.

As fake news continues to thrive online, rumours about typing BFF on your Facebook to test if your account is secure from hackers or not is actually a hoax, a lie, a fraud. It is fake news at its best (or in this case, the worst). Turns out, this is actually a Facebook feature called Text Delight which automatically animates green and red hands giving a high five when published. It also animates when you click on it. It does not mean that your Facebook account can be hacked or is secure.