A viral clip appearing to show a niqab wearing woman claiming police could not arrest her was artificial. Synthetic video is becoming a hate multiplier. A viral video appeared to show a woman wearing a niqab telling police they could not arrest her because she was Muslim. For viewers already primed to believe that Muslims receive special treatment, it looked like instant visual proof. It was not. Fact-checkers found that the clips were AI-generated.

A fake council letter in Bexley used official-looking language to warn residents about supposed asylum seekers and tell women, pet owners and households to take precautions. Bexley Council says it did not send it. A document delivered in Bexley looked like the sort of notice a council might send to residents. It used official-sounding language and claimed asylum seekers were being moved into local housing. It then warned women and girls about clothing.