Great detective work. The fact that these ghost sticker apps exist means every viral "ghost photo" now needs instant scrutiny before anyone gets excited. This reminds me of how easy deepfakes made video unreliable, except it happend way earlier with photos. The real lesson is that familiartiy with the tools of deception becomes its own defense.
Thank you! These apps have been around for a long, long time. As you say though, quite rightly, photographic manipulation is old school now. This is just a new method.
Great detective work. The fact that these ghost sticker apps exist means every viral "ghost photo" now needs instant scrutiny before anyone gets excited. This reminds me of how easy deepfakes made video unreliable, except it happend way earlier with photos. The real lesson is that familiartiy with the tools of deception becomes its own defense.
Thank you! These apps have been around for a long, long time. As you say though, quite rightly, photographic manipulation is old school now. This is just a new method.