Nigel Farage has spoken out about a flurry of deepfake adverts that have appeared on X featuring him.
In recent weeks, a number of X users have noticed bizarre adverts appearing to show the Reform leader in a physical confrontation with Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey.
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When users click on the posts, it takes them to fabricated news articles claiming that Farage confronted Bailey on an episode of Question Time.
The articles also promote investment schemes.
Now, both Farage and Bailey have condemned the ads.
In a post on the Elon Musk-owned platform, Farage wrote: “You may have seen some bizarre AI videos on this platform today.
“Whilst Andrew Bailey and I have our disagreements, I would never take it that far!”
Meanwhile, Bailey has scammed the articles as “scams” designed to exploit people.
He said: “Unfortunately, fake adverts impersonating the Bank of England and other central banks are on the rise.
“These scams are designed to criminally exploit the public, especially the vulnerable, when they are online.
“I would urge everyone to stay vigilant and report these scams. That way authorities can better root out digital deception like this and permanently remove the fraudsters responsible for what is a truly online scourge.”
The Bank of England has reported the fake videos and images to X, Bloomberg reports.