Man behind satirical Crewkerne Gazette AI videos served sentence for hate crimes
The Guardian – World —
Social media poster identified as Joshua Bonehill-Paine spent time in prison for racial harassmentThe person behind an anonymous social media account that posts AI videos of politicians has been identified as a man who has spent time in prison for multiple hate crimes directed towards Jewish people.Joshua Bonehill-Paine was identified by Channel 4 News as the owner of Crewkerne Gazette, a satirical X account that created AI videos involving politicians such as Keir Starmer, Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham apparently singing popular songs from artist such as Amy Winehouse, Barry Manilow and Elton John with altered, politically themed lyrics. Continue reading...