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2025-01-14 12:07:25 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 00E1A949EA20BFDF1DB9EFB1830975EDBCC47C9816CCCDD0C1FACB5ECA77FFED
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Andrew McIntyre was sentenced to seven years in prison for encouraging violent acts online and carrying a knife in public, not for "social media posts." His online activities contributed to real-life harm during the protests and riots following the Southport attack. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2025/january-2025/man-jailed-for-encouraging-violent-disorder-and-criminal-damage/ https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/fact-check/southport-riot-instigator-not-given-seven-years-in-jail-over-social-media-posts https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2025/01/fact-check-uk-taxi-driver-not-sentenced-to-seven-years-because-of-social-media-posts.html https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/06/key-architect-of-riots-after-southport-attack-jailed-for-seven-and-a-half-years
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