The UK is facing a "democratic emergency”, a leading think tank has warned weeks ahead of a crucial by-election, after new polling revealed around 16.5 million UK adults saw political deepfakes in the month before the local elections.
Almost one in three (30 per cent) voters said they had seen a deepfake or AI-generated video, audio clip or image about an election candidate or politician online in the lead-up to this month's elections, the shocking new polling showed.
