Deepfake Warning Signs

Deepfake Warning Signs Practicing digital discernment with wisdom and truth.

🌸 Face & Skin Clues

  • Unnatural smoothing — skin looks plastic or airbrushed
  • Strange shadows — lighting doesn’t match the environment
  • Odd blinking — too slow, too fast, or not at all
  • Mismatched edges — jawline or hairline looks blurred or cut‑out

🌼 Eyes & Mouth Clues

  • Eyes not tracking correctly — gaze drifts unnaturally
  • Mouth movements off‑sync — lips don’t match speech
  • Teeth look painted — overly white or flat

🌿 Audio Clues

  • Robotic tone — unnatural pacing or pitch
  • Background noise mismatch — room tone doesn’t match the video
  • Missing breath sounds — audio feels too clean

🌙 Context Clues

  • Unverified source — video appears suddenly with no origin
  • No reputable reporting — trusted outlets aren’t covering it
  • Emotionally manipulative framing — designed to provoke outrage or fear
  • Impossible scenario — person doing something out of character or impossible

“The prudent considers well his steps.” — Proverbs 14:15 Truth grows stronger when tested with wisdom.