How Disinformation Fed a Far-Right Riot After a Deadly Stabbing in England
More than 50 police were injured in an outbreak of violence driven by false reports that the suspect in the stabbing attack on a children’s dance class was a migrant
@ecksmc The riots occurred 50 miles from the site of the stabbing in a seaside town in Lancashire.
From watching some riot video, it looked like a collection of the flotsam and jetsam of English malehood, all out looking for an excuse to smash stuff up.
@gshevlin did you read the article ?
"Police clashed with protesters on Whitehall, close to Downing Street, during a demonstration following the fatal stabbings of three girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, Merseyside, on Monday"
There wes clashing in Southport as well as London
@gshevlin here's a live BBC feed
police van has been set alight, with bottles and wheelie bins thrown at officers, in ongoing clashes in Southport
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cevwgqz0x41t