NIGEL Farage and Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey have condemned deepfake social media adverts showing the two men fighting.
The posts, which are adverts , have circulated on Twitter/X and link to fake news articles that falsely claim Farage confronted Bailey on the BBC’s Question Time show.
There are several different scenes being shared, with many showing a physical fight between the pair and others showing Farage and Bailey with injuries to the face.
Another shows two police officers breaking the two apart with the caption: "What happened?"
The articles promoted investment schemes, which Bailey said were “scams” designed to exploit people.
The bank has reported the videos to Twitter/X and informed Reform UK of them.
Bailey 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.”
Farage said on Twitter/X: “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!”
Cybersecurity experts Bitdefender told The Telegraph: “This is a global, co-ordinated investment scam ecosystem.”
It said the network appears to be tied to Russian-language criminal scammers pursuing “financially motivated criminal activity”.
A spokesman said its researchers were “confident that it is highly likely the X campaign” was part of the same scam network it uncovered on Facebook.
Twitter/X has been approached for comment.
