Deepfakes are manipulated videos that misrepresent facts using artificial intelligence technology. In recent years, multiple factors have contributed to the rampant spread of this kind of misinformation. Some of those factors include the rapid advancement of the technology used to create these videos, an apparent general increase in reliance on digital media for information, and polarization of ideological groups (Sohrawardi and Wright). The combination of these circumstances seems to have created conditions that discourage critical thought, as emotions have become heightened and people…