- It comes after the princess announced she was undergoing cancer treatment.
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Senior government officials fear China, Russia and Iran “are fueling wild conspiracy theories and disinformation about Kate to destabilize Britain.”
There is growing concern in Whitehall that hostile states may 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 that she was undergoing preventive chemotherapy treatment for cancer.
Following the announcement, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak condemned online social media trolls for attacking the princess in recent weeks.
But despite his intervention, it didn’t seem to deter people from commenting.
Within minutes of Kate’s announcement, trolls began spreading strange posts that her video was generated by AI, while others criticized her for not making it public sooner.
Paddy Harverson, former official spokesperson for Kate and the Prince of Wales, said the online attack on Kate (pictured) was the worst he had ever witnessed.
Uploads saw Dr Kate’s emotional message featuring the faces of Princess Diana or the Duchess of Sussex to demonstrate how easily a deepfake can be created.
The Prince of Wales has also been the target of trolls asking why he didn’t sit next to his wife while she filmed the video.
On Sunday he revealed it The Telegraph that government figures believed hostile states could be involved in spreading disinformation.
They told the paper: ‘Part of the modus operandi of hostile states is to destabilize things, whether by undermining the legitimacy of our elections or other institutions.’
It comes as Downing Street prepares to officially blame China for a 2021 cyber attack on the electoral commission.
Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden will today tell MPs that the superpower was behind the attack in which hackers gained access to the personal data of 40 million British voters.
Dowden will also warn that Chinese hackers have attacked dozens of British politicians.
The princess had been “revictimized” for not sharing her private medical information immediately and was now being subjected to “mafia-style tactics”, according to critics.
Within minutes of Kate’s announcement, trolls began spreading strange posts that her video was generated by AI, while others criticized her for not making it public sooner.
Christopher Bouzy, an avid supporter of Harry and Meghan, ranted to his 350,000 followers on X.
The chief technology officer bizarrely claimed that Kate’s diagnosis meant the recent photos were fake and accused the palace of “North Korea”-style propaganda.
“I’m sorry to hear that Kate has cancer, I hope she makes a full recovery. But it’s also clear that the three previous photos of her were fake and the palace tried to cover it up,” he wrote.
Bouzy, who appeared on the Sussexes’ Netflix show, was apparently referencing Kate’s Mother’s Day photo, a video of her shopping in Windsor and an image of her being driven around in a car.
The 48-year-old added: “The palace lied, and the British press happily helped them lie.” The countless ‘conspiracy theory’ headlines, even though they knew much of what was being said was true. “This is really some kind of North Korean/Trumpian propaganda.”