I don't think most people realize or appreciate just how fuzzy the line between physical & digital really is when it comes to these things, especially with optics & digital imitations of optics which are still based in physics both from a mathematical standpoint & a source recording standpoint, nor how blended the two usually are in deep faking...

Which is why saying something is "either" one "or" the other is sort of a silly argument in the bigger picture (but still intriguing & fun for those of us who like to go into that sort of detail). Percent digital vs. physical is probably more relevant of an argument.

But the main point we can all agree on is this is definitely deep fake, regardless of the where the source of the error falls.

Should have mentioned it in the original post, but the above was my assessment based on what I could see on mobile with a low quality recording--I'd like to look at it again with a clean one downloaded on desktop & go more thoroughly through the frames. Maybe then my assessment of how digital/physical it is will change, but with my current not-so-ideal capabilities, that's what I would say.