German government critics fall for a Jordan Peterson deepfake that never happened
Ourtake
The fake was bad enough that the real Peterson had to step in, which is a rough way to find out you have a body double.
What happened
A German-language Twitter user named Snicklink posted politically motivated deepfake videos of psychologist Jordan Peterson making derogatory remarks about the German government in late February 2023. Many users believed the videos and spread them, and Peterson publicly denounced the deepfake, calling the technology dangerous.