Research and analysis: Deepfakes and media literacy. Meeting notes from roundtable chaired by Tom Crick (Chief Scientific Adviser, DCMS) facilitated by the Government Office for Science, 22 March 2024

Meeting notes from roundtable chaired by Tom Crick (Chief Scientific Adviser, DCMS) facilitated by the Government Office for Science, 22 March 2024 What is the evidence for the impacts of deepfakes on voting behaviour? To what extent would a focus on media literacy mitigate any impacts? Rapid projects support government departments to understand the scientific evidence underpinning a policy issue or area by convening academic, industry and government experts at a single roundtable. These summary meeting notes seek to provide accessible science advice for policymakers. They represent the combined views of roundtable participants at the time of the discussion and are not statements of government policy. Attendees Tom Crick (Chair, DCMS) Andrew Chadwick (Loughborough University) Colin Strong (Ipsos) Gabriela Jiga-Boy (Swansea University) Jens Madsen (LSE) Joanna Burkhardt (University of Rhode Island) Jon Roozenbeek (University of Cambridge) John W5 (NCSC) Lasana Harris (UCL) Laszlo Horvath (Birkbeck University) Lee Edwards (LSE) Magda Osman (University of Cambridge) Max Mawby (Thinks Insight) Yvonne McDermott Rees (Swansea University). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.