Simon Willison on Nostr: In case anyone catches wind of the story going around that Reform fielded at least ...
In case anyone catches wind of the story going around that Reform fielded at least one fake candidate in the UK election, Private Eye tracked down that candidate and confirmed that, while their photo was AI-generated (supposedly due to a wrong coloured tie) they are an actual person that exists:
https://twitter.com/PrivateEyeNews/status/1810327043827249452 
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