Where deepfakes are concerned, there is still potential for ethical benefits in the world of education, accessibility and creative fields, but in terms of criminal justice, the advantages no longer outweigh the risks. By facilitating new realities, confusing juries and muddling standards of admissible evidence, deepfakes become a new technological risk to justice. Where once they may have been a gift of creative advancement, the movement toward unethical use champions a call to action for courts, legislators and technology creators alike.