Donald Trump once again is targeting top Democrat and House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, with another (obviously?) edited video. However, this time, the video is not a sophisticated “deepfake” like the one used previously to imply Pelosi was slurring her speech. Instead, this video includes footage of events that actually took place with the exception of its chronology being altered. Both Facebook and Twitter have been quick to indicate the video does not violate their rules or current policies – a decision I believe casts doubt as to how effective (if at all) the companies’ new “Deepfake Policies” will actually be. In fact, a Spokesperson for Facebook rebutted claims to take down the video by asking: “Are you suggesting the President didn’t make those remarks and the Speaker didn’t rip the speech?” Statements such as these clearly point to the fact that Facebook intends on taking a very narrow view on manipulated media, focusing on sophistication, rather than on intent or the likeliness to mislead. Since being posted, the video has garnered millions of views, including being broadcasted to the President’s 72 million Twitter followers. Should simply an intention to mislead the public be enough to violate “deepfake” rules or does the need for a “deep” fake impose a higher bar?