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Clarkson Disowns Viral AI Video Falsely Showing Attack on PM Starmer

Cross-party figures condemned a deepfake posted by an unaffiliated fan account that Clarkson says has blocked him.

Overview

  • The clip was shared on X by @ClarksonsFarm1, a fan account using Clarkson’s Farm branding with no official connection to Jeremy Clarkson or his TV series.
  • The fabricated footage depicts a Clarkson avatar ejecting Keir Starmer from The Farmer’s Dog pub in Burford and punching him outside, and it was posted with the caption, "Ok. Maybe AI isn't all bad."
  • Jeremy Clarkson publicly distanced himself, writing on X, "That site is a menace. And they've blocked me," after being urged to respond by users calling for the video’s removal.
  • Lawmakers and broadcasters, including Labour MPs Chris Bryant and Dawn Butler, condemned the post and warned that normalizing political violence endangers democratic life.
  • Deadline reports the video amassed about 5.7 million views and 69,000 likes before X reduced its visibility for potentially violating the platform’s rules on violent speech.