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cheap fakes

cheap fakes is the plural of cheap fake.

Meaning of cheap fake

Noun

cheap fake (plural cheap fakes)

  1. A real video taken out of context or manipulated with cheap tools.
    • Importantly, deepfakes are perceived as less credible than cheapfakes with a similar de-legitimizing anti-immigration narrative.2024 May 1, Michael Hameleers, “Cheap Versus Deep Manipulation: The Effects of Cheapfakes Versus Deepfakes in a Political Setting”, in International Journal of Public Opinion Research, volume 36...
    1. (US) Such a video depicting Joe Biden as physically or mentally infirm.
      • These videos, called cheap fakes, have become a common tactic to undermine Biden’s fitness for office as the 81-year-old seeks reelection.2024 June 21, Sara Swann, “‘Cheap fake’ videos, and the phrase itself, take 2024 election’s center stage”, in Politifact, archived from the original on 17 Apr 2025

Questions about cheap fakes

What is cheap fakes the plural of?
Cheap fakes is the plural of cheap fake.

Words near cheap fakes in the dictionary

  1. cheap date
  2. cheap dates
  3. cheap drunk
  4. cheap drunks
  5. cheap fake
  6. cheap fakes
  7. cheap John
  8. cheap Johns
  9. cheap like borscht
  10. cheap out
  11. cheap seats

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