China, Russia and Iran ‘are fuelling wild conspiracy theories and disinformation about Kate to destabilise Britain’
- It comes after the princess announced she was receiving treatment for cancer
Senior government officials fear China, Russia and Iran are “fostering wild conspiracy theories and disinformation about Kate to destabilize Britain.”
There is growing concern in Whitehall that hostile states could be involved in fueling wild conspiracy theories and rumors about the health of the Princess of Wales.
It comes after Kate Middleton announced on Friday she was undergoing preventive chemotherapy treatment for cancer.
Following the announcement, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak condemned online trolls on social media for targeting the Princess in recent weeks.
But despite his intervention, it didn’t seem to stop people from commenting.
Within minutes of Kate’s announcement, trolls began spreading bizarre reports that her video was AI-generated, while others criticized her for not making it public sooner.
Paddy Harverson, the former official spokesperson for Kate and the Prince of Wales, said the online targeting of Kate (pictured) was the worst he had ever seen
The uploads featured troll doctor Kate’s emotional message with the faces of Princess Diana or the Duchess of Sussex to prove how easily a deep fake could be created.
The Prince of Wales has also been targeted by trolls who wonder why he wasn’t sitting next to his wife while she filmed the video.
This was announced on Sunday by The Telegraph that government figures believed that hostile states might be involved in spreading disinformation.
They told the newspaper: Part of the modus operandi of hostile states is to destabilize things – whether that is undermining the legitimacy of our elections or other institutions.’
It comes as Downing Street prepares to officially blame China for being responsible for a 2021 cyber attack on the Electoral Commission.
Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden will tell MPs today that the superpower was behind the attack, which saw hackers access personal data of 40 million British voters.
Mr Dowden will also warn that Chinese hackers have targeted dozens of British politicians.
The princess was ‘revictimized’ for not immediately sharing her personal medical information and was now subjected to ‘mafia-like tactics’, critics say
Within minutes of Kate’s announcement, trolls began spreading bizarre reports that her video was AI-generated, while others criticized her for not making it public sooner.
Christopher Bouzy – an avid supporter of Harry and Meghan – railed against his 350,000 followers on X.
The tech executive bizarrely claimed Kate’s diagnosis meant recent photos were fake and accused the palace of ‘North Korean’ propaganda.
‘I’m sorry to hear that Kate has cancer, I hope she makes a full recovery. But it is also clear that all three previous photos of her were fake, and the palace tried to cover this up,” he wrote.
Mr Bouzy, who appeared on the Sussexes’ Netflix show, apparently referred to Kate’s Mother’s Day photo, a video of her shopping in Windsor and an image of her being wheeled into a car.
The 48-year-old added: ‘The palace lied, and the British press were happy to help them lie. The countless headlines about the ‘conspiracy theory’, when we knew that much of what was said was true. This is really some kind of North Korean/Trumpian propaganda.”