Deepfake footage purporting to show North Korean forces massing across the border have gone viral this week, NK News analysis has found, presenting a misleading picture of the military situation amid rising tensions.

The fakes identified by NK News appear to have been generated from real footage of 122mm self-propelled guns that the DPRK has deployed in Kaepung County, about 1.5 kilometers (0.9 miles) across the Han River.

But the doctored video and photo exaggerate how close the guns are to the South Korean side, as well as the behavior of North Korean soldiers that were filmed next to the