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ReviewMethodsX2025

Unmasking digital deceptions: An integrative review of deepfake detection, multimedia forensics, and cybersecurity challenges.

Sonam Singh, Amol Dhumane

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Review in MethodsX, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Sonam SinghDr. D.Y Patil Institute of Technology, Pimpri, Pune, India.
Amol DhumaneSymbiosis Institute of Technology, Pune, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Deepfakes, which are driven by developments in generative AI, seriously jeopardize public trust, cybersecurity, and the veracity of information. This study offers a comprehensive analysis of the most recent methods for creating and detecting deepfakes in image, video, and audio modalities. With a focus on their advantages and disadvantages in cross-dataset and real-world scenarios, we compile the latest developments in transformer-based detection models, multimodal biometric defenses, and Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs). We provide implementation-level information such as pseudocode workflows, hyperparameter settings, and preprocessing pipelines for popular detection frameworks to improve reproducibility. We also examine the implications of cybersecurity, including identity theft and biometric spoofing, as well as policy-oriented solutions that incorporate federated learning, explainable AI, and ethical protections. By enriching technical insights with interdisciplinary perspectives, this review charts a roadmap for building robust, scalable, and trustworthy deepfake detection systems.

Indexed as

AI policy frameworksCross-dataset evaluationCyber security threatsDeepfake detectionDigital deceptionEthical AIExplainable AIFace synthesisFederated learningGenerative adversarial networks (GANs)Identity theftMultimedia forensicsSpeech cloningSynthetic media, biometric spoofing

Identifiers

PMID41080432
PMCPMC12508882

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