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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Carson Beale

AI Deepfake Sparks Political Panic After Falsely Showing Tory MP Defecting Ahead of Election

Conservative MP George Freeman (Credit: Instagram via @georgewfreeman)

A chilling deepfake of Conservative MP George Freeman, fabricated to show him quitting the Tories for Reform UK, has set off alarm bells about how artificial intelligence could manipulate British elections.

The hyper-realistic video—complete with Freeman's face and voice—spread across X and TikTok before the MP confirmed it was fake and reported it to police.

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