Online misinformation is fueling tensions over the Southport stabbing attack that killed 3 children
Thursday, 1 August 2024 () Within hours of a stabbing attack in northwest England that killed three young girls and wounded several more children, a false name of a supposed suspect was circulating on social media. Hours after that, violent protesters were clashing with police outside a nearby mosque. Police say the name that was circulated was fake, as were rumors that the 17-year-old suspect was an asylum-seeker who had recently arrived in Britain. Detectives say the suspect who was charged Thursday with murder and attempted murder was born in the U.K. That information did little to slow the lightning spread of the false name, or stop right-wing influencers pinning the blame on immigrants and Muslims.
Tensions flare at a far-right demonstration in London, with bottles thrown at police and several people arrested. The demonstrators are angry about the government's response to the mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance party that killed three children.
Taylor Swift is speaking out following the mass stabbing at a children's Swift-themed dance class in the U.K. on Monday. Three children have died and five others have been left in critical condition..
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Local residents in Southport have been left shocked after a knife attack on Tuesday left three children dead. Local resident and mother Leanne Hassan said her daughter's nursery was put into lockdown..
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has visited Southport following a knife attack which left three children dead and nine others critically injured. Speaking at the scene, Ms Cooper said: "It's beyond every..
Within hours of a stabbing attack in northwest England that killed three young girls and wounded several more children, a false name of a supposed suspect was... SeattlePI.com
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