Citing Obama and Pelosi "deepfake" videos made with "widely available and insidious" artificial intelligence technology, a lawyer for Jan. 6 defendant Josh Doolin has told the court they will not stipulate that open-source Capitol attack videos cited by the prosecution are legit. 
"the Government submitted its motion in limine seeking to authenticate video evidence derived from YouTube. The Defense refuses to stipulate the authenticity of any footage..." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
One of the specific videos in question here is what the the government calls the "FORMERWAGIE Video," a very high-quality, 3+ hour long video that was originally posted on a racist website
That 4K video has been tremendously valuable in Jan. 6 cases.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
That 4K video has been tremendously valuable in Jan. 6 cases.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
...including in identifying the MAGA-hatted Trump enthusiast who drove a stun gun into the neck of Mike Fanone on Jan. 6. From Feb. 2021: huffpost.com/entry/fanone-t…
To authenticate the open-source YouTube video, the feds say they'd match it up with CCTV and body camera footage.
Here's their example, featuring #fingerman (arrested) and #baldeagle (not arrested).
Here's their example, featuring #fingerman (arrested) and #baldeagle (not arrested).
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