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Airs Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV & Thursday, Nov. 7 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2

"Deepfakes" are digitally altered images that make incidents appear real when they are not. Such altered files could have broad implications for politics.

What You Need To Know About Fake Video, Audio And The 2020 Election

While "deepfakes" or other manipulated digital material could appear to show events that never happened, their existence also gives politicians the opportunity to cast doubt on reality.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman leaves the Hotel Matignon in Paris, France, April 9, 2018.

FRONTLINE: The Crown Prince Of Saudi Arabia

Airs Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

Former Interpol President Meng Hongwei, pictured at an Interpol conference in 2016, pleaded guilty to bribery charges on Thursday, according to Chinese state-run media.

Former Interpol President Pleads Guilty To Bribery In Chinese Court

First he vanished after sending his wife a knife emoji. Then Chinese officials announced Meng Hongwei had been detained on bribery charges. Now, state-run media says he's admitted guilt.

This photo released by the official news agency of the Iranian Oil Ministry, SHANA, shows Iranian oil tanker Sabiti traveling through the Red Sea on Friday. Iran says two missiles struck the tanker.

Iranian Tanker Reportedly Struck By Missiles In Red Sea

Iran's state-run IRNA says the tanker was hit by two missiles that damaged storage tanks as it steamed about 60 miles from the Saudi port of Jiddah.

Genie Milgrom, pictured in 2013, stands in the entryway of her Miami home wrapped in a long family tree, filled with the names of 22 generations of grandmothers. Raised Catholic, Milgrom traced her family's hidden Jewish roots with the help of a trove of ancient family recipes written down by the women of her family over generations.

Trove Of Recipes Dating Back To Inquisition Reveals A Family's Secret Jewish Roots

Many Jews were forced to convert during the Inquisition, a history often lost to their descendants. Finding recipes adhering to Jewish food customs helped one woman unearth her family's hidden past.

Riot police detain a protester on Tuesday near Hong Kong Polytechnic University, where about 100 anti-government protesters remained holed up.

Hong Kong Standoff At University Grinds On; Protesters Attempt Escape In Sewers

The numbers of protesters barricaded in has dwindled to about 100, and their food is rapidly depleting after police surrounded the campus on Sunday. Police have arrested about 1,100 in the past day.

Sergei Klimov is the eighth Jehovah's Witness to be sentenced since ban calling the banned the religious group as an extremist organization went into effect in 2017, Reuters reports.

Russian Court Sentences Jehovah's Witness To 6 Years In Prison For 'Extremism'

A string of Jehovah's Witnesses have been convicted since Russia's Supreme Court banned the Christian denomination as an "extremist organization" in 2017.

Mothers and their babies in Nigeria wait at a health center that provides vaccinations against polio. Vaccination rates lag in the middle-income country.

When Countries Get Wealthier, Kids Can Lose Out On Vaccines

Childhood vaccines are often subsidized in the poorest countries. But not for those moving up the wealth ladder.

Maya Rockeymoore Cummings speaks during funeral services for the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings last month in Baltimore.

Elijah Cummings' Widow Announces She's Running For His U.S. House Seat

Maya Rockeymoore Cummings says she had talked with her husband about campaigning for Maryland's 7th District. The announcement comes days before she is set to have a preventive double mastectomy.

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