Police investigate Tory MP deepfake defection video
George Freeman denounced the video as fake, saying he had no intention of leaving the Conservative party
Meta, which owns Facebook, has been asked by the BBC to comment.
Freeman told the BBC identity theft was "serious... and could undermine trust", while Norfolk Police said the incident was being treated as a potential offence under an act which covers "online false communications".
The Conservative MP for Mid Norfolk, Georg
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