Opinion: In the age of deepfakes, verification is everyone's job

When a bank chairman can be fooled into wiring millions by an AI-cloned voice, ordinary citizens are clearly at risk too. Fake videos, voices and screenshots now spread faster than corrections.

The answer is not panic but habit. Pause before forwarding. Check whether reputable outlets are reporting the same thing. Call back on a known number before sending money. Newsrooms, including ours, must show their sources and correct mistakes openly.

Technology created this problem, and technology will help fix it. Until then, a little scepticism is the best protection we have.