Oral Memory Amidst Deepfakes: The Challenge of History Education in Strengthening Epistemological Awareness

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10.2991/978-2-38476-624-6_15How to use a DOI?

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Deepfake; Epistemic Awareness; History Education; Learning History; Oral History

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to describe the challenges of oral history in history education in the deepfake era and to describe the strengthening of epistemological awareness in history learning to address the challenges of deepfakes. The method used in this research is a literature study consisting of reading, recording, analyzing, and processing library data. Data collection techniques used included literature studies at the Indonesian University of Education library and online media. Today’s technological developments have reached a sophisticated stage. Technological developments have reached the stage of using the Internet of Things (IoT), big data, cloud data, and artificial intelligence. This technological influx has contributed to the proliferation of deepfakes, which threaten historical sources, including oral history sources. Historical sources in oral memory are important for documenting collective experiences and narratives of minor figures who are not widely recorded in written archives. Deepfakes, enabled by the internet, big data, and AI, threaten to cast doubt on the authenticity of digital data sources in audio, video, and writing. Therefore, this real threat can be serious when used in history education, leading to historical manipulation. The role of epistemological awareness is crucial for teachers and students, who not only achieve cognitive abilities through understanding knowledge but also need to explore the intensity and origins of historical data sources. Therefore, epistemological awareness in history education is needed primarily to trace and verify the authenticity and origins of oral history sources to address the influx of deepfakes.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Afwiani Aulia Rachman
AU  - Dimas Aldi Pangestu
AU  - Puput Indah Giri
AU  - Muhammad Abror Amanullah
AU  - Syarah Nurul Fazri
AU  - Syahidah Sumayyah Rahman
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/19
TI  - Oral Memory Amidst Deepfakes: The Challenge of History Education in Strengthening Epistemological Awareness
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on History, Social Sciences, and Education (ICHSE 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 200
EP  - 214
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-624-6_15
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-624-6_15
ID  - Rachman2026
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