Foreign Powers Fuel London Fear
Hidden hands behind viral London chaos videos
May 26, 2026 · 8 min · 6 segments
AI videos depicting London rife with gangs, violence, and crime may be driving overseas tourists away from the capital. Writer: April McLennan Producer: Amalie Sortland Host: Andrew Butler Episode…
The so-called AI slop all over the internet these days- Angela Carter here, live- is getting less sloppy ... disaster.
Just kidding, I'm not real.
Damage is being done, not, uh, not only to our reputation, but quite possibly to our economy as well.
Good evening.
We're live over Central London where a devastating explosion has ripped through the London Eye.
In a TV news report that was reposted on social media, black smoke can be seen billowing across London as flames engulf one of the city's most popular landmarks.
You can see the iconic attraction leaning into the Thames, its lower section submerged and burning.
Thick smoke-
Another TikTok shows a group of men in balaclavas playing on a claw machine that's filled with knives and machetes.
Left, bro.
No, no, bring it back.
I got it.
I got it.
Watch.
[machine whirring] Oy, clamp it.
Clamp it.
Yes.
It's holding.
It's holding.
Come on, bro.
Come on.
Nearly there.
Then there's a video of men in black padded jackets and face coverings breaking open the gates of Buckingham Palace to storm the building.
Go.
The so-called AI slop all over the internet these days- Angela Carter here, live- is getting less sloppy ... disaster.
Just kidding, I'm not real.
Damage is being done, not, uh, not only to our reputation, but quite possibly to our economy as well.
Good evening.
We're live over Central London where a devastating explosion has ripped through the London Eye.
In a TV news report that was reposted on social media, black smoke can be seen billowing across London as flames engulf one of the city's most popular landmarks.
You can see the iconic attraction leaning into the Thames, its lower section submerged and burning.
Thick smoke-
Another TikTok shows a group of men in balaclavas playing on a claw machine that's filled with knives and machetes.
Left, bro.
No, no, bring it back.
I got it.
I got it.
Watch.
[machine whirring] Oy, clamp it.
Clamp it.
Yes.
It's holding.
It's holding.
Come on, bro.
Come on.
Nearly there.
Then there's a video of men in black padded jackets and face coverings breaking open the gates of Buckingham Palace to storm the building.
Go.
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