{"id":329457,"date":"2026-03-26T18:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/your-fake-fashion-is-funding-crime-this-is-why\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T18:00:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:00:38","slug":"your-fake-fashion-is-funding-crime-this-is-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/your-fake-fashion-is-funding-crime-this-is-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Your fake fashion is funding crime. This Is Why."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/KCGSLQyhKiU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Your fake fashion is funding crime. This Is Why.\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KCGSLQyhKiU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The market in counterfeit goods \u2013 fake handbags, knock-off trainers or not-quite-designer clothes \u2013 is now worth more than double the illegal drug trade in the UK. <\/p>\n<p>So, it\u2019s easy to see why organised criminal gangs are concentrating on selling fake fashion, both on the high street and online.  <\/p>\n<p>And they\u2019re being helped by an army of influencers \u2013 who, knowingly or otherwise, are encouraging their followers to buy illicit goods. <\/p>\n<p>Niall speaks to Katerina Vittozzi \u2013 Sky\u2019s North of England Correspondent who led an investigation into fake fashion \u2013 and Sarah Woodcock, Chief Executive Officer of The Anti-Slavery Collective. <\/p>\n<p>Have you got a question for the team? 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