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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Raphael Boyd

Man behind satirical Crewkerne Gazette AI videos was jailed in UK for hate crimes

Joshua Bonehill-Paine in check shirt and baseball cap
Joshua Bonehill-Paine was identified by Channel 4 News as the owner of the Crewkerne Gazette account. Photograph: Channel 4 News/Youtube

The person behind an anonymous social media account that posts AI videos of UK politicians has been identified as a man who has spent time in prison for multiple hate crimes directed towards Jewish people.

Joshua Bonehill-Paine was identified by Channel 4 News as the owner of Crewkerne Gazette, a satirical X account that created AI videos depicting politicians such as Keir Starmer, Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham apparently singing popular songs from artists such as Amy Winehouse, Barry Manilow and Elton John with altered, politically themed lyrics.

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