Artificially generated videos containing fabricated claims about the Royal Family are continuing to spread widely across social media platforms, according to new findings from Full Fact.
Videos identified by the fact-checking organisation falsely purport to show King Charles discussing political instability, using manipulated footage to give the impression the monarch is commenting on current affairs.
Full Fact said these clips are styled to resemble legitimate news content and have been circulating for several months.
The organisation noted that the same social media accounts responsible for posting the fake footage of King Charles have also distributed artificially generated videos featuring Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
The accounts operate under names such as “Latest.News.Hub” and “uk.news.headlines8”.
Full Fact said it has verified at least 45 separate false claims in this format since late September, following an initial investigation three months ago, which first highlighted the issue.
The deceptive clips combine fabricated royal material with entirely fictional Government announcements attributed to the Prime Minister.
The invented policy claims range from supposed night-time curfews to fabricated “NHS access cards” and a fictional £500 levy on Christmas decorations. Other videos falsely suggest restrictions on personal freedoms, including a purported 48-hour limit on parking outside one’s own home.
King Charles falsely shown discussing ‘political instability’ in AI fake videos
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Some clips also claim that savings exceeding £5,000 will be seized to reduce the national debt. Others spread misinformation about benefits, wrongly asserting that the Christmas Bonus will rise from £10 to £200.
Full Fact’s analysis of just four Facebook pages and four TikTok accounts found the misleading videos had amassed more than 8.4 million views, with at least 163,000 shares identified.
The fact-checkers said the scale of engagement suggests many users are accepting the content as genuine.
The deceptive clips typically feature authentic footage taken from the Prime Minister’s previous press conferences, overlaid with synthetic audio that does not synchronise with his lip movements.
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Sir Keir Starmer has also been targeted with the fake videos
| PAFull Fact strongly suspects artificial intelligence was used to generate the voice, noting it lacks Sir Keir’s natural speech patterns and includes unusual phrasing consistent with text-to-speech technology.
While some recent videos include creator-added disclaimers stating they were “generated by AI”, Full Fact said comments beneath the posts and the extent of sharing indicate that many viewers do not recognise the content as fake.
The organisation observed that although some of the claims may appear obviously false to certain audiences, millions of people are still watching and sharing the videos across platforms.
Full Fact suspects the videos may have been created to exploit social media monetisation schemes, which reward high engagement and have previously been linked to the rise of rage bait content designed to provoke strong reactions.
TikTok confirmed that all four accounts examined had been removed for breaching its Community Guidelines
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TikTok’s Creator Rewards Program allows users with at least 10,000 followers and 100,000 recent views to earn money from content, criteria that the analysed accounts appeared to meet.
Following contact from Full Fact, TikTok confirmed that all four accounts examined had been removed for breaching its Community Guidelines on harmfully misleading AI-generated content.
The platform said it creates detection rules to identify and act on similar synthetic content when violations are reported.