Videos of England football manager emblematic of growing internet trend for AI-generated memes
It is not the calm and thoughtful Gareth Southgate the nation is used to and, in the rough and ready world of internet humour, that is probably the point.
Within hours of England walking off the pitch after winning the semi-final against the Netherlands, deepfakes of the team manager cropped up on social media, offering an expletive-filled, and deeply uncharacteristic, post-match take from the England manager.
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