Labor tax critic deletes anti-immigration AI video reposted from rightwing nationalist account
Summary
Geoff Wilson, a well-known fund manager and critic of government tax changes, deleted an AI-generated video he shared that showed misleading and inflammatory content about migrants and Australian politicians. He said he had not fully checked the video before posting and removed it after being contacted by the media.Key Facts
- Geoff Wilson reposted an AI-created video showing politicians Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers giving money from white Australians to migrants in Islamic-style face coverings.
- The video included images of protests with signs saying “diversity is not our strength” and “treason,” and showed a white family losing their home to a South Asian family.
- Wilson did not watch the full video or check all sources before sharing and deleted the posts after being contacted.
- The original video came from a social media account labeled as “Nationalist” and “White Lives Matter” that has shared antisemitic content in the past.
- Wilson also reposted content connected to the QAnon conspiracy theory on his social media.
- He is a public critic of the Labor government’s recent tax changes, especially those affecting capital gains tax and negative gearing.
- Wilson has been quoted frequently in media and supported by some senior Coalition politicians on tax issues.
- He explained his goal was to highlight opposition to tax changes he views as harmful to Australian businesses.
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