By Raphael Boyd
Publication Date: 2026-02-11 17:17:00
The person behind an anonymous social media account that posts AI videos of British politicians has been identified as a man who served time in prison for multiple hate crimes against 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 in which politicians such as Keir Starmer, Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham appeared to sing popular songs by artists such as Amy Winehouse, Barry Manilow and Elton John with altered, politically themed lyrics.
Bonehill-Paine, 33, who has previously described himself as a “nationalist, fascist, theorist and supporter of white rights,” has a long history of discriminatory behavior. This included perpetuating fake stories, such as about a pub in Leicestershire refusing to admit members of the armed forces to avoid offending immigrants, or about the kidnapping of a six-year-old by an Asian grooming gang in Croydon.
Bonehill-Paine told the Guardian that he was not…
