All it takes is a simple Google of "deepfakes," and you'll be bombarded with a ton of information and news. It's a lot to take in, and many people don't know exactly what a deepfake is or how it can affect them. We're here to cut through it and explain to you in plain terms what it is and how deepfakes can affect you. They're more insidious than you ever thought.

The internet is a wonderful place, an amazing invention that connects us to places and people we never thought possible thirty years ago. We have so much information with just the touch of a finger, and we’re more connected than ever before. But all of that freedom and ability and connection doesn’t come without a seedy underbelly. Because wherever there is an opportunity, someone will take advantage. Enter: deepfakes. But what are deepfakes? And, more importantly, does deepfake technology affect you, the average person, in your daily life.