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2024-08-05 15:36:42 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
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Given current circumstances in the UK and the impacts of misleading claims on social media this post needs wider context. Definition of far-right: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right_politics https://www.dictionary.com/browse/far%20right Far-right participation in riots and misinformation from far-right fuelling them: https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/aug/03/a-polarisation-engine-how-social-media-has-created-a-perfect-storm-for-uks-far-right-riots https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/riots-protest-police-uk-today-rotherham-bolton-lancaster-weymouth-liverpool-b2590884.html https://www.thenational.scot/news/24496394.tommy-robinson-spreads-disinformation-stabbing-scottish-city/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/03/southport-attack-latest-sunderland-riots-spread/ https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-protests-live-police-officers-29672906?utm_source=mynewsassistant.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=embedded_search_item_mobile https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/southport-stabbing-latest-far-right-riots-b2590454.html https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/pm-starmer-warns-social-media-firms-after-southport-misinformation-fuels-uk-2024-08-01/
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