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Making Sense of AI-Generated Disinformation: How Audience Interpretations Influence the Impact of Deepfakes in Kenya

Social Media + Society, Volume 12, Issue 3, July-September 2026. Does social commentary influence the effects of political deepfakes? To answer this question, we rely on a survey experiment based in Kenya (N= 7,000). The experiment saw respondents view a generated clip of presidential candidates discussing their role ...

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Published: 15 July 2026
Source: Social Media + Society
Category: Research
Topics: Misinformation
Retrieved: 16 July 2026

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ethics.ai (15 July 2026), “Making Sense of AI-Generated Disinformation: How Audience Interpretations Influence the Impact of Deepfakes in Kenya,” evidence record 10675, https://ethics.ai/record/10675 (originally published by Social Media + Society).

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