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Bank of England warns of scams after fake video shows brawl with Reform UK's Farage
The posts link to fake investment pages, and users reported seeing the adverts a million times, the Bank of England said.
- On Tuesday, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey condemned deepfake videos circulating on Elon Musk's X platform, which falsely depict them brawling on the BBC show 'Question Time'.
- These fake advertisements link to fabricated BBC News articles promoting investment schemes falsely claiming to turn £250 into £1 million within 11 weeks.
- Investigators from charity Full Fact uncovered around 100 similar posts generating more than 380,000 total reactions, suggesting many are falling for false narratives "churned out at an industrial scale."
- Cybersecurity experts at Bitdefender identified the campaign as a "global, co-ordinated investment scam ecosystem" linked to Russian-language criminal scammers, while the Bank of England reported the videos to X.
- Experts warn these posts represent a trend to "weaponise empathy" and drive engagement, while Tech Secretary Liz Kendall expressed concern about digital replicas undermining public trust in what citizens see online.
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Bank of England warns of scams after fake video shows brawl with Reform UK's Farage
The Bank of England warned the public to be alert for scams on Tuesday after a fake video and images circulated on social media purporting to show Governor Andrew Bailey brawling with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage on a TV set.
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right4Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Left
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- 46% of the sources lean Left
46% Left
L 46%
C 23%
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