深度伪造愈发难辨，真相亦随之消隐
Deepfakes can fool voters, but new research points to a deeper danger: genuine political footage is increasingly being dismissed as fake. As Victoria heads towards its November election, scepticism itself may become a vulnerability.
深度伪造技术足以蒙蔽选民，但最新研究揭示了一个更为深层的危机：真实的政治影像正日益被当作伪造内容而遭拒斥。随着维多利亚州迈向11月的选举，怀疑主义本身或许正演变为一种致命的软肋。
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Synthetic media in which a person's likeness is replaced with someone else's using artificial intelligence.
深度伪造。指利用AI技术将人物面部或声音替换为他人的合成媒体。此处为技术背景词，需理解其作为‘假新闻’载体的属性。
in contextDeepfakes can fool voters
Authentic; real; not a copy or imitation.
真实的、非伪造的。在语境中与fake构成核心对立，强调影像的‘真实性’被误判。
in contextgenuine political footage
To reject something as unworthy of serious consideration.
驳回、不予理会。此处指公众或媒体不加核实便认定某物为假，带有‘轻率否定’的意味。
in contextdismissed as fake
Approaches or moves in the direction of a particular event or time.
逼近、迈向。新闻常用语，暗示事件（选举）的临近及其带来的紧迫感。
in contextVictoria heads towards its November election
An attitude of doubt or a disposition to incredulity either in general or toward a particular object.
怀疑主义。通常指理性的审慎，但在此处被反转为负面概念，指‘过度怀疑导致无法辨识真相’。
in contextscepticism itself may become
The state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
脆弱性、软肋。此处指民主制度或选民判断力因‘盲目怀疑’而暴露出的弱点。
in contextbecome a vulnerability
Extremely dull or uninteresting; used here to dismiss the substance of elite political communication.
无聊透顶；此处用来贬低精英阶层政治沟通的内容空洞无物。
in contextadmitting their own lies are boring as hell
elites love the 'deepfake' panic because it lets them blame tech instead of admitting their own lies are boring as hell.
精英们就爱炒作“深度伪造”这档子事，好把锅甩给科技，假装自己那些无聊透顶的谎言才是问题所在。