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Full-body deepfake

Video
Political Disinformation
Brand & Reputation

A full-body deepfake manipulates body movement, posture, or full-figure footage rather than just the face. These attacks combine face swap, body re-rendering, and motion synthesis to fabricate complete physical performances.

Use cases: Media authentication & moderation · Public sector

How it works

  • A neural model captures pose and motion from a source video
  • The target’s appearance is rendered onto the captured pose with consistent clothing, hair, and lighting
  • Recent models can generate plausible full-body video from a single reference image

Where it shows up

  • Fake protest or crowd footage used in disinformation campaigns
  • Manipulated security camera footage submitted as legal evidence
  • Fabricated athletic performance video for sports betting fraud
  • Synthetic compromising footage for blackmail or harassment
  • Fake influencer content showing celebrities in fabricated locations or activities