One of the greatest dangers to truth exists within the digital age, deepfakes. Using deepfake technology to create highly realistic and misleading audio and videos recordings, the presumption of innocence, the importance of proof, and the foundations of criminal justice are all at risk. Therefore, from a legal perspective, deepfakes are a threat that requires changes in hearsay and other evidentiary rules and new legislation to create criminal penalties for nefarious actors. From an ethical perspective, deepfakes endanger social justice and equity because they are inherently unfair and disproportionately disadvantage vulnerable populations. From a safety perspective, deepfakes are something where preventative expenditures need to be made, including means of authentication, traceable authentication, and interdisciplinary efforts. Where deepfakes have positive elements for movies, accessibility efforts, and educational pursuits, the negative aspects as applied in criminal courts overshadow any positive impact. Ultimately, there needs to be a marriage between evolution and fairness; otherwise, absent judicial and legislative forays, even the criminal court as a system risk becoming the victim of this proactive technology.