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AI scams are hitting new heights as deepfake videos show Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey and Reform UK’s Nigel Farage in a staged, weapon-wielding brawl — a chilling example of how tech is being weaponized to deceive. Bailey’s urgent warning urges public vigilance and reporting, while Farage dismisses the clips as absurd, emphasizing he’d never resort to such tactics. The Bank of England is collaborating with platforms and political rivals to combat these fakes, which also impersonate finance experts like Martin Lewis. Though new regulations are on the horizon, enforcement lags — leaving social media sites like X to enforce their own rules, with mixed results.

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