Elon Musk · BBC Technology
Some of the promoted posts falsely depict Farage kicking, grabbing and lunging after Bailey on BBC Question Time
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"You may have seen some bizarre AI videos on this platform today," Farage wrote in a post on the platform on Monday evening.
Key facts
- Reform leader Nigel Farage has called on X to act over a series of fake, AI-generated adverts which depict him fighting Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey
- The ads
- showing the Reform leader and Bank of England governor in several fake scenarios, on a set resembling BBC Question Time
- have been repeatedly shown to X users in the UK in recent days
- Unfortunately, fake adverts impersonating the Bank of England and other central banks are on the rise," said Governor Andrew Bailey in a statement
- Whilst Andrew Bailey and the reporter has their disagreements, the reporter would never take it that far
Summary
Reform leader Nigel Farage has called on X to act over a series of fake, AI-generated adverts which depict him fighting Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey. The ads - showing the Reform leader and Bank of England governor in several fake scenarios, on a set resembling BBC Question Time - have been repeatedly shown to X users in the UK in recent days. Farage told reporters on Tuesday that Reform UK contacted X on Monday "to the highest level" - adding he hoped it would take action to remove the ads "incredibly quickly". It comes after the Bank of England also urged X users to report the ads, where seen. "Unfortunately, fake adverts impersonating the Bank of England and other central banks are on the rise," said Governor Andrew Bailey in a statement.