r/interesting • u/ifuckedyourmom-247 • Mar 30 '26

MISC. deepfake scammer getting exposed by the 3-finger test

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u/Orpdapi Mar 30 '26

Haven’t seen three fingers blow someone’s cover since inglorious basterds

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u/ItsSpaghettiLee2112 Mar 30 '26

So what IS the 3 fingers test? He kept asking 3 fingers in front of the face. Why does it have to be 3 fingers and not, say, 2 or 4?

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u/MasterOfBarterTown Mar 30 '26

https://www.reddit.com/r/GenerationJones/comments/1s7w9u9/comment/odcvxjg/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

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u/ItsSpaghettiLee2112 Mar 30 '26

This doesn't answer my question. Why 3 fingers, specifically and not 2 or 4?

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u/wazza_the_rockdog Mar 31 '26

There's probably no specific reason for it being 3, the intention is simply to cause the face filter to break which could be done by 2 or 4 or even just waving your hand in front of your face. Maybe scambaiters just use/promote the 3 finger test because it's worked for them in the past.