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Psych-op or de-escalating tactic?!

UK riots 'hoax' laid bare as plan to whip up pointless panic is exposed



Hundreds of Britons took to the streets on Wednesday night after a list began circulating
claiming far-right thugs had planned a new wave of riots.

An anti-fascist activist branded a disturbing list suggesting far-right protesters had planned to
launch a new string of anti-immigration demonstrations as a "hoax" to spread panic across
the UK.

Hundreds of members of the public marched in Brighton, Liverpool, Walthamstow, and several
dozen other cities and towns in the country in a show of support for migrants and minority
communities.

The UK has been rocked by a wave of unrest over the past week after a social media disinformation
campaign wrongfully identified a knifeman who killed three young girls in Southport last week as an
asylum seeker.

A list purportedly announcing a series of new anti-immigration protests began circulating online on
Monday, fuelling fear of further violence and unrest this week. Hope not Hate's Nick Lowles, however,
has now suggested the document was designed to whip up panic and spark clashes with the police
and minority groups...'

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