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.

Every day, social media feeds are flooded with pages claiming to represent the voice of ordinary Britons. They use AI-generated images, controversial political narratives, and emotionally charged content designed to provoke outrage and keep people engaged. Yet many of these accounts are operated from outside the UK, profiting from every comment, share, and argument they create. Every day, pages presenting themselves as the voice of ordinary Britons publish.