I have decided to take a stance of not posting the absolutely ridiculous number of deepfake videos and doctored photographs circulating on the web. An astonishing number hit social media in a matter of hours. 

Some will question how I know they are deepfake. Let me put it this way – if I were to warn people or label something as being fake I would suddenly be caught up in conspiracy theories that would position me on one side or the other. That polarization is where we are at in this country. And it is dangerous as we saw with the assasination attempt on Trump. 

So I will stick to posting information on how to combat deepfakes, tools in assisting or determining doctored images, clips, or or what to look for. And, like everything else you are free to formulate your own opinion. 

Be careful. Don’t follow the herd mentality without knowing the facts. Be that person that takes a deep breath and pauses in rushing to rash decisions.