The manhunt for 'fake' AI politician who got thousands of votes

Did people just vote for an AI candidate in the UK general election? The internet has abuzz with speculations that Reform UK, a new(ish) British political party, ran candidates that were either AI or simply didn't exist at all. It's a story that only gets stranger the more you dig (or dare I say, scroll?) into it and we have all the info you need on this instalment of Scroll Deep.
#nigelfarage #reformuk #election

Welcome to Scroll Deep, the show that keeps up with all the latest goings on so you don't have to, because who has time to keep up with all this internet? Me, apparently. Formerly YouTuber News (RIP).

Keep in touch at

[feltfrog]

the AI man looks like Elon Musk deepfaked onto a Tory MP

[KirstyBaba]

The reform candidate in my constituency (Aberdeen South) is similar- no photo, no details, no evidence of him existing. I know they were unlikely to do well in Scotland but this is seriously half arsed!

[timetravellingseamstress]

Reform is a company and a business if those people turn out not to be real, they can be sued

[witchywoman]

There have been a number of Reform candidates in Scotland that nobody can find any trace of. I’m normally not a conspiracy theorist but this one seems really suspicious.

[FTChomp]

BlackMirror predicted this except it was a Puppet.

[barneyjones]

Hot glue gun, definitely. Very versatile!

[camillastacey]

Sorry it isn't 500 words or more but today I used up 2 whole rolls of masking tape. It is my favourite supply, and now I have to buy more of it.

[ikatmax]

Insulation tape also known as magic tape

[cherrybomb]

not only did that one reform candidate say that about airports, he also knew f*** all about the constituency he was running for 😂

[mikey-cqtc]

benjamin in unhealthily attached to you. my favourite tool is the 1.6mm tip bic pen. the perfect thickness

[virginiawhitehouse]

I'm quite fond of a triplus fineliner. Always on the lookout for a new colour. But I do perennially find myself steadfastly bee-lining to the folders and accordion binders - as if somehow organising my papers thematically, alphabetically or in some psuedo-dewy-decimal system will magically sort out my life for this new orbit around the sun.

[WitchOracle]

Pens, papers, paints, washi tape, project storage bags, bamboo knitting needles, yarn, journals... Basically I don't make a beeline for anything, I methodically meander throughout the whole shop and take my time in every section

[lastingjoy]

love Benedict's brand of sass. I always gotta keep stocked on some juicy gel pens 🖊🖊

[GoddessofWisdom]

I love a nice colored gel pen with a really smooth flow, very satisfying to write with. I've also always loved poster board to a rather extreme degree and used to ask for it every time I went to the store as a kid :D

[freebeerishere]

Where I’m beelining is different to my favourite. I’m totally beelining to pens, washi, stickers, notebooks but a corner rounding hole punch is a beautiful thing…

[Nikolai]

It's embarrassing how many people fell for Reform...

[howinnocentistheday]

They definitely used one of those AI enhancers to make his image clearer lol. It always smoothes people out to the point of looking surreal

[Starsongzz]

I’m not gonna lie I might believe that dude was real outside of this video, maybe if I wasn’t really looking, he’s somehow the most British looking dude ever

[mithrilbookofmystery]

Ill be real, I usually beeline to the cross stitch stuff in the arts and crafts store even though I don't really cross stitch that much anymore 😅

[atgoldsmith]

Maybe we are all Helen Burns on the inside...? 🤔