Sunday, 9 August 2026Belfast · Northern Ireland

Retrospective archiveHistorical reports were compiled from linked contemporaneous sources. Dates refer to the events covered.How the archive works

Politics12 January 2026Archive brief

Grok deepfake images controversy: Social Democratic and Labour Party MLA Cara Hunter, who was the victim of a deepfake video

Grok deepfake images controversy: Social Democratic and Labour Party MLA Cara Hunter, who was the victim of a deepfake video, quits social media platform X due to what she describes as a "complete negligence in protecting women and children online".

By Belfast Herald Newsdesk2 min read

Image not availableNo sufficiently relevant, reusable photograph is held for this archived report.

The development formed part of the day's news across Northern Ireland. Contemporary coverage attributed the principal details to BBC News on 12 January 2026.

This report belongs to The Belfast Herald's retrospective archive. It was compiled from the cited reporting and preserves the information available on the date shown; later developments are covered separately.