Technologies of manipulation of consciousness by using deepfakes as an instrument of information war in the political sphere

The political impact of deepfakes is associated with the use of certain psychological tools. Technology of manipulating the consciousness and behavior of people forms the basis of deepfake influence. A methodological tool for this paper is the system analysis method. Various manipulative techniques used for deepfakes form a system in which image and video play a key role, and their main goal is to ignite people to such behavior that is beneficial for manipulators. Deepfake is created by using artificial intelligence and generative-competitive neural networks. Social networks and electronic media are the key channels for the distribution of deepfakes.