Key learning points

1. A bad actor uses digital media in negative ways to manipulate people's political beliefs and actions.
2. Deepfakes can be created by AI and used to mislead the public during an election.
3. Digital media can go wrong e.g. information during the Brazilion election and the Cambridge Analtica Scandal.

Keywords

• Digital media - content shared through electronic devices, such as websites, social media, videos and online news platforms

• Bad actor - individuals or groups that engage in harmful, illegal or unethical behavior online, such as hacking, spreading disinformation or manipulating information

• Deepfake - using artificial intelligence to manipulate a video clip or images to create new deceptive content, often with known faces or voices

• Disinformation - false or misleading information deliberately spread to deceive or manipulate people

Common misconception