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On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility.
Reuters: Deepfake used to attack activist couple shows new disinformation frontier
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CEP Senior Adviser, UC Berkeley professor, and digital images forensics pioneer Hany Farid quoted: “The distortion and inconsistencies in the background are a tell-tale sign of a synthesized image, as are a few glitches around his neck and collar."
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July 15, 2020
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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
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