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A Pandora Box Has Been Opened - Deep Fake Videos: A Commentary

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Deep fake movie trailer for Back to the Future 4 is making the internet rounds. Image courtesy of Richard Nebens / The Direct.com A deepfake movie trailer is making the rounds on the internet that is misleading the public into believing there's a new sequel coming out for the Back to the Future movie franchise. It actually popped up on my phone Google news feed.  The deepfake is fake is titled "Back to the Future 4: Back in Timeline". The deepfake movie trailer shows Tom Holland's head superimposed on Michael J. Fox's body. It spliced together clips from past BTTF movies. It also took a clip from Spider Man: Far From Home which shows Tom and Michael in a scene. The deepfake movie trailer was uploaded on You Tube by KH Studios and it's raked up 11 million views. This isn't the first time someone has tried to fool BTTF fans into thinking a new movie was coming. In 2020, You Tube EZRyderX47 created one using Tom Holland and Robert Downey, Jr. and their face