Deepfakes refer to synthetic media, primarily images, videos, and audio, that are manipulated using advanced artificial intelligence (ai) techniques to create highly realistic, yet fabricated, content. A deepfake is an elaborate form of synthetic media that uses ai and machine learning (ml) techniques to fabricate or manipulate audio, video, or images that appear convincingly real. Deepfakes, in essence, are synthetic media (typically video or audio) created by ai models to mimic real peopleÒ€ℒs faces, voices, or movements with eerie realism.