Reform UK Presses X to Remove Fake AI Ads of Farage and Bailey as Scam Posts Spread
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 9
Reform UK Presses X to Remove Fake AI Ads of Farage and Bailey as Scam Posts Spread
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 9
Summary
Reform UK said it contacted X "to the highest level" on Monday, urging the platform to quickly remove fake AI adverts showing Nigel Farage fighting Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey.
The promoted posts have repeatedly appeared to UK users in recent days, using realistic BBC Question Time-style imagery and fake play buttons to make the AI fabrications look authentic.
BBC checks found many ads linked to sites touting AI cryptocurrency trading schemes or apps, while Farage said the clips looked real enough to exploit his past disagreements with Bailey.
The Bank of England separately warned that fake adverts impersonating it and other central banks are rising, telling users not to click, invest, and to report posts to platforms and Action Fraud.