We (people) already accept the lies we perceive. I think we choose to accept these fantasies because they're often outside our direct influence and when something is distant from us we have the luxury of turning it into entertainment. I think of beauty in media, every video we see today is processed to make people look pretty. Most play along with the fantasy: admire old celebrities for not aging, complement friends for clear skin. But when a friend says, "I feel so ugly" we move closer to reality and acknowledge the makeup, beauty filters, etc. The same effect happens in politics, news, business, technology: people indulge in fantasy at their convenience.
I don't think people will be more mindful of what they watch and believe, I think the opposite will happen: an attraction to fake content. People will embrace the fantasy and share deepfakes at a scale so large governments will be running campaigns to alert the public that such-and-such video is fake, possibly attempting to regulate how content shared online must be labeled.
That said I still believe when these lies are closer to us, enough for us to care either as professionals or friends and family, that we will be more discerning about reality.
I don't think people will be more mindful of what they watch and believe, I think the opposite will happen: an attraction to fake content. People will embrace the fantasy and share deepfakes at a scale so large governments will be running campaigns to alert the public that such-and-such video is fake, possibly attempting to regulate how content shared online must be labeled.
That said I still believe when these lies are closer to us, enough for us to care either as professionals or friends and family, that we will be more discerning about reality.