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2025-01-07 09:04:49 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F29C93017885FF74E9FDC4B01B0B4EB80784FFD8221C774B4B0BF1F778C23492
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Original Note:
The post is factual, but intentionally misleading. It suggests Kier Starmer is leading a crackdown on free speech using Andrew McIntyre's conviction as an example. However his social media posts were direct calls to violence, which is illegal in many countries. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr56g4v28g7o https://www.icnl.org/anti-riot-laws-in-the-united-states#:~:text=A%20person%20commits%20the%20crime%20of%20inciting%20to%20riot%20if,of%20public%20terror%20or%20alarm.
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