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Avi Loeb, a recent victim of deepfakes: AI scares me more than aliens

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April 7, 2026

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With President Trump’s push to release UAP files, are we on the verge of a new era of disclosure?

Avi Loeb tells Natasha Zouves — UAPs are a topic built on video, testimony and perception, which is exactly why Loeb says the deepfake era is so dangerous.

In this brand-new "Truth of the Matter" episode, Harvard theoretical physicist Avi Loeb says he has been a victim of deepfakes and warns the bigger threat is persuasion at scale.

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With President TrumpsAvi LoebNatasha Zouves

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