Deepfake Audio Detection on YouTube: Influences of Source Platform, Speaker, Language, and Age

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2024-06-24

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Previous studies have highlighted deepfake as one of the most dangerous forms of deception. However, studies investigating the human ability to detect deepfake is scarce, especially in music audios. Therefore, this experiment investigates the human ability to detect deepfake audios on YouTube. Twelve audios, specifically songs, were displayed to n = 68 individuals and they were asked if they thought the audio was real. The experiment was carried out in English to determine whether native language affects the detection accuracy. In addition, it was tested whether age, presence of source and speaker familiarity affect detection accuracy of real and fake audios, as these variables are important in the deepfake field. The experiment was carried out in an online questionnaire, as a within-subject design. The whole sample showed an effect of speaker familiarity and age, but only for the fake audios. The more voices were recognized, the higher the detection accuracy. Regarding age, the detection accuracy decreased as the age increased. No effect was found for native language and presence of source.

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