The UK's 2024 Southport stabbing was followed by a major hush operation, causing riots because citizens wanted answers.

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The U.K.'s 2024 Southport stabbing was followed by a major hush operation, which caused riots because citizens wanted answers.

Answer 1

This is a false statement, as it misconstrues the events and reactions following the Stockport tragedy, as well as the reasons behind the riots. According to an article published by The Institute for Strategic Dialogue, there were false and inflammatory statements put into the news surrounding the tragedy, causing an uproar centered around anti-immigration. Citizen journalists published false claims saying that the suspect in the attack was a Muslim immigrant, something the police repeatedly stated was not true. Far right networks and communities took advantage of this tragedy, spread false information to associate it with immigrant crime, and caused riots that were based on false pretenses.  

https://www.isdglobal.org/digital_dispatches/from-rumours-to-riots-how-online-misinformation-fuelled-violence-in-the-aftermath-of-the-southport-attack/

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The poster of this claim also has no reputation or credibility,  social media users with an audience but little credibility are how claims like this got out of hand in the first place. Organizations and reputable media companies do not maintain this position since the situation was clarified.