Fake video footage can persuade almost half of viewers toaccuse innocent people of crimes Photo: GETTY
From The Telegraph:
Fake video footage can persuade almost half of viewers to accuse people of crimes they have not committed, new research suggests.
The study found that exposure to fabricated footage can "dramatically alter" individuals' version of events, even convincing them to testify as an eyewitness to an event that never happened.
The study, by Warwick University, found that almost 50 per cent of people shown false footage of an event they witnessed first hand were prepared to believe the video version rather than what they actually saw.
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