UK Government And Media Spread Disinformation About Southport Killer, Evidence Suggests

The riots in England this summer were motivated by far-right Islamophobia and driven by disinformation online, argued the UK media and government at the time. In July and August, social media posts claimed that a Muslim migrant was responsible for a mass stabbing in the seaside town of Southport. Those claims were false, according to officials and fact-checkers.

The riots began after a 17-year-old named Axel Rudakubana allegedly stabbed to death three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop. Rudakubana was born in the UK and raised Christian, the media reported. The rioters, said Prime Minister Keir Starmer, were far-right thugs seeking to exploit the tragedy and target people because of the color of their skin.

But it now appears that the UK government may have deliberately spread disinformation and used it to justify censorship and repression. Police yesterday issued new charges under the Terrorism Act against Rudakubana, now 18, for allegedly producing ricin, a biological toxin, and possessing an al-Qaeda training manual titled Military Studies in the Jihad Against the Tyrants. Since police arrested Rudakubana at the scene of the stabbings, it s likely they searched his home shortly after, and thus may have discovered the ricin and manual within hours of the attack.

via www.public.news

Alex Gutentag.