https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/07/ai-clone-voice-far-right-fake-audio

It was chilling to hear ‘my voice’ repeating lies – and to discover that deepfake audio is a growing threat to democracy

My brother held his phone up to my ear. “You’re gonna find this creepy,” he warned. An Instagram reel showing a teenage boy at a rally featured a voiceover in the style of a news broadcast. A calm, female voice, with an almost imperceptible Mancunian accent, said: “The recent outcry from a British student has become a powerful symbol of a deepening crisis in the UK’s educational system.” I sat bolt upright, my eyes wide open.