Martin Lewis has been forced to address speculation that he had been arrested and even beaten up in a fight, following a string of fake posts on social media.
Martin Lewis has addressed fake videos showing him being arrested that have been published all over social media. The Money Saving Expert is no stranger when it comes to false information about him being shared on social media.
But recent bogus posts claim that he was carted off by police just 37 minutes after a broadcast. Now, the This Morning regular, 54, has taken to social media to dismiss the speculation, which can often be used to lure people into scams.
Martin has taken to his X, Facebook and Instagram accounts to urge his followers to be cautious. He said: “You may have seen the news that I’ve been arrested!
“(Or beaten up, in a fight with Andy Burnham, Nigel Farage or the Bank of England boss, or even that I’ve died).
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“Thankfully, as far as I’m aware, none have ever happened. These are criminal scammers’ fake ads. They’re rife on social media right now. They’re trying to get you to click to fake sites.”
Martin added: “I don’t do any ads, never mind for Quantum AI, Bitcoin Trader, Bitcoin Code, or ‘stuff the establishment don’t want you to know’. Please be vigilant.”
One Facebook post, seen by the Mirror, is a fake BBC News article claiming that Martin was taken “away in handcuffs” less than an hour after a TV appearance. Meanwhile, another showed an AI image of Martin looking towards the camera alongside two police officers.
Replying to Martin, one follower said: “It’s frightening how convincing these fake ads can look. People really need to be careful about what they click on and the information they trust online.” “Many will be aware these are fake ads? I personally always send a report but it’s totally pointless, the Social Media people continue to allow their access,” said a second.
While a third went on to write: “The only thing Martin’s ever been caught doing is saving people money. If an ad says he backs a crypto scheme, it’s a scam. He doesn’t do ads, full stop.”
“With as many steps as you do, the coppers wouldn’t be able to catch you after a fight. Float like a butterfly, sting like an energy price rise,” said another follower.
This, however, isn’t the first time Martin has been forced to defend claims that he’d been arrested. In June last year, he urged social media giants to “pull their bloody fingers out” and deal with the scams.
At the time, countless AI-generated videos were circulating, appearing to show Martin being carted off by police officers, with mock-up BBC articles reporting on the alleged arrest.
Writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, he said: “Lots of scam ads using ‘Martin Lewis arrested’ to try and draw people into their criminal schemes again. If you see them please report them as scams to the platform (let’s hope the platforms pull their bloody fingers out and sort it).”
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