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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Bryony Gooch

Yorkshire tiger latest: William Chapman’s family hits out at ‘deeply offensive’ online content as Trump AI video prompts fury

William Chapman, who was mauled to death when he entered the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, in Doncaster (Family handout/PA) - (Family handout)

The family of William Chapman have said “deeply offensive media content is causing them severe distress” after US president Donald Trump shared a controversial AI-generated video mimicking the tragic incident.

Mr Trump posted footage of Mr Chapman being fatally attacked by a tiger at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park to 13 million followers on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday evening, before following this up with an AI-generated video of the US president grappling with a tiger.

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