Abstract
Since 2017, the phenomenon of deepfake has emerged online. It has very quickly been applied to various areas of human life. The developing digital world, social media, entertainment and other areas have brought the exchange of information between people online. There is a lack of monographs and articles in the Polish and foreign-language literature that would reliably describe this type of threat in the virtual world. The essence of the deepfake phenomenon was to transmit false or assumed information, which is done by means of photographs or videos. In most cases, it is not possible to verify the authenticity of the material. Deepfake technology has specific types that make users of the web and many applications unaware of this type of threat. The article describes the deepfake phenomenon as a tool for conveying false and implicit information. The analysis of the phenomenon was carried out in two dimensions: legal-criminal and cyber-criminal. A number of research methods have been used, including dogmatic-legal, historical, comparative, philological and historical. Amongst numerous conclusions, the most important one indicates that deepfake is a new form of manipulation and disinformation. This type of technology makes it possible to commit many crimes, which are difficult to prove to the perpetrator during criminal proceedings. The cooperation of many state institutions, non-governmental organisations, software or application manufacturers will help to win the fight against this type of phenomenon.
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