PRO-PUTIN trolls have been linked to dangerous fake news spread online about the tragic Southport stabbings.
False claims were made and shared by Russian news websites stating that the triple murder suspect, Axel Muganwa Rudakubana, was an immigrant “on the MI6 watch list” who had arrived in the UK by boat.
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A completely invented name was even given to the alleged killer and later publicized by media companies with frightening links to Putin.
Police later confirmed the suspectwho was born in Cardiff, is from the surroundings of Southport.
The 17-year-old appeared in court today accused of murdering three children and injuring eight others in the stampede at a Taylor Swift dance class.
False information about the man would have been spread for the first time on social media.
It was then published by a notorious pro-Russian fake News website just hours after the fatal attack.
The Sun chose not to name the site out of respect for the victims and their families.
The site has been accused in the past of sharing “racially motivated click-bait.”
The people behind it are believed to have links to Russia’s defense and IT industries, with one man appearing to be a former KGB agent who served in Russia’s military. parliamentspeak the Online Mail.
The site claims to be based in the US, but has a top-notch privacy system, which means accurate data can be hidden.
The company behind the organization has been active for over a decade, starting as a Russian YouTube channel that posts videos of snow rally races.
In 2019, it started publishing bizarre videos in English showing things like a tiger being mauled to death and reports on women’s football matches.
Last June, it became an online news website registered with an online hosting company in Lithuania.
They also shared the false allegations on their social media – with one post X reaching more than two million people.
Putin’s main state broadcaster, Russia Today, it published the same information – citing the initial reports as fact.
They later published a notice informing readers that the information had been removed from the article.
The first fake news website posted an apology on Wednesday, admitting that the details shared were incorrect.
The post adds that they will “ensure that the team responsible for publishing this news is fired.”
The Home Office is now investigating the origin of the social media posts, says the Independent.
By the time the public information was removed, chaos had already ensued throughout the city. England.
With many people blaming immigrants and those from a Muslim background for the sickening events due to the name and details provided, despite officers claiming the teenager was British.
Thugs set fire to a police car and threw bricks at officers in Hartlepool as tensions rose.
In London, 100 people were arrested after clashes broke out in Whitehall.
Flares were thrown at the gates of Downing Street and protesters attempted to tear down fences before being stopped by police.
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Protesters also fought with police in Southport outside a mosque following the horrific attack.
Merseyside Police said more than 50 officers were injured amid the carnage.
Southport MP Patrick Hurley blamed Tuesday’s clashes on “a turbulent quagmire of lies and propaganda on social media”.
Deputy First Minister Angela Rayner criticized the “disgraceful” violence and also criticized “untruths” on social media.
She said: “The speculation and some of the untruths that have been spread on social media not only create tension and fear in the community, but are also disrespectful to a family who perhaps wants these answers and doesn’t have them.”
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has promised that rebels responsible for the terror protests will “face the full force of the law”.
Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and nine-year-old Alice Dasilva Aguiar were all stabbed to death in the mass stabbing in Southport.
A further eight children suffered stab wounds in the horror, with five fighting for their lives in hospital along with two adults.
The horror unfolded on July 29 when children were enjoying a Taylor Swift Yoga and Dance Workshop at a community center.
Terrified witnesses described the violence as something out of a “horror movie” as the teenager allegedly stabbed children at random.
Heroic dance teacher Leanne Lucas was reportedly stabbed in the arms, neck and back as she used her body to protect the girls from the knifeman.
Her colleague Heidi Liddle escaped unharmed after bravely locking some of the children inside a bathroom.
Another adult, Jonathan Hayes, was stabbed in the leg as he tried to defend himself from the attacker after running to class when he heard screams.
Earlier this year, Putin’s troll farms fueled hateful new conspiracy theories in Britain when they attacked British royalty in an attempt to provoke chaos.
Former White House chief information officer Theresa Payton claimed that wild theories surrounding the King and Princess Kate’s health in early 2024 were likely the result of Kremlin propaganda.
Several Russian media outlets spread false and damaging news saying that King Charles III had died – even publishing a completely fabricated statement from Buckingham Palace.
Russian media outlets have also spread conspiracy theories on social media, casting unfounded doubts about the authenticity of The Sun’s exclusive footage of Princess Kate and Prince William shopping.
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RUSSIAN media has been at the center of a storm of wild UK-related conspiracy theories in recent years.
After spreading misinformation that King Charles is dead, Kremlin trolls have suggested that Kate Middleton is not the woman who appears alongside Will in a video showing them walking around Windsor.
But this is not the first time Russia has used false reports to spread chaos.
In 2020, Russian media bizarrely claimed that the British-made vaccine distributed by AstraZeneca turned people into monkeys.
It was thought to be a ploy to promote his own Putin-backed Sputnik V vaccine.
And with the invasion of Ukraine, Moscow’s propaganda machine continued its work trying to spread fake news.
In 2022, Russia claimed that the United Kingdom “staged” horrific scenes of carnage in Bucha to blame Vladimir Putin.
The Kremlin has denied that the massacre took place, with a state television report making distorted claims that the massacre was “staged” and constituted a “provocation” that was “carried out by professionals, probably British”.
And a few months later, a fake video of Ukrainian President Zelensky talking about surrendering to Russia was circulating on social media.
The video – obviously fake – showed President Zelesky behind a podium ordering his troops to surrender.
The real Ukrainian president described it as a “childish provocation”.
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