AI accusations mar UK election as candidate forced to defend authenticity: 'I am a real person'

The Reform UK Party has faced accusations of standing fake candidates generated with AI for various constituencies in the United Kingdom, but investigations disproved those claims.

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"I just laughed when I saw it," he added. "I think it perked me up. I thought, ‘I need to get back out there.’ This is doing more good for me than my campaign, it’s fantastic."

Reform exceeded expectations in the most recent general election in the United Kingdom, taking 14% of the vote, which only translated to 1% of the seats in Commons – five seats overall – due to the "first past the post" system.