As all aspects of our social and informational lives increasingly migrate online, the line between what is “real” and what is digitally fabricated grows ever thinner — and that fake content has undeniable real-world consequences. "A History of Fake Things on the Internet" takes the long view of how advances in technology brought us to the point where faked texts, images, and video content are nearly indistinguishable from what is authentic or true.
Join Notre Dame Professor Walter Scheirer for the launch of "A History of Fake Things on the Internet."
Co-sponsored by the Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society and the John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values.