AI-generated British schoolgirl becomes far-right social media meme

The Guardian - World NewsCenter-LeftEN 4 min read 100% complete by Ben Quinn Political correspondentJanuary 25, 2026 at 07:00 AM

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An AI-generated character named Amelia, originally created for a UK Home Office counter-extremism video game, has become a far-right meme on social media platforms like X and Facebook. These memes, often featuring Amelia as a purple-haired "goth girl" with a Union Jack, depict her expressing anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim views in various scenarios. Users are leveraging AI tools like Grok to create diverse iterations of Amelia, including manga and "real-life" encounters with fictional characters, spreading far-right messaging beyond niche online communities. The character's unexpected transformation into a far-right symbol has surprised even the creators of the original game, which aimed to deter young people from extremism. Disinformation analysts are monitoring the spread of these AI-generated memes.

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Yorkshire 30% Facebook 30% Logically 30% Guardian 30% England 40% House of Commons 40% Prevent 40% UK Home Office 50% London 50% X ×260% UK ×270% Amelia ×1290%

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ai-generated content 100% far-right extremism 90% amelia 90% social media meme 80% online disinformation 70% counter-extremism 60% internet trend 50% british values 40%