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Tory MP reports deepfake defection video to police
George Freeman condemned the AI-generated video as political disinformation and urged the public to report it, citing a surge in misinformation threatening democratic processes.
- Recently, Conservative MP George Freeman reported to Norfolk Police an AI-generated deepfake showing him defecting to Reform UK, denying any intention to leave the Conservative party.
- The clip circulated widely online, shared by pages including `Brexit Brian`, showing him say `the time for half measures is over` and that the `Conservative party had lost its way`.
- Security experts warn deepfakes erode public trust by blurring real and artificially generated content, while AI tools like OpenAI's Sora and Google's Veo make creating convincing footage easier despite controls.
- Freeman said `The video is a fabrication, created without my knowledge or consent, and uses my image and voice without permission` and urged members of the public to report clips rather than share them.
- Freeman warned he did not know if this was a `politically motivated attack` or a `dangerous prank` but noted a `huge increase in political disinformation, disruption and extremism` in recent months, while intelligence services say Russia and other rogue states engage in industrial-scale cyber disruption.
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Deepfake chaos as fake video of Tory MP defecting to Reform referred to police
A former Conservative Minister who appeared in a deepfake video of him announcing he had joined Reform UK has reported the matter to police, reports have indicated.Mid Norfolk MP George Freeman declared that he had "no intention of joining Reform or any other party", according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.A deepfake video of the Tory MP surfaced on social media and appeared to show him announcing he had joined Nigel Farage's party.Mr…
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