False claims of an attempted kidnap of a teenage girl, unfounded reports of mosque attacks and inaccurate accounts of violence are among the online disinformation that contributed to disorder in Leicester, The Times has learnt.
Police confirmed yesterday that Saturday’s sectarian violence was also bolstered in part by youths who came from cities including Birmingham and Luton, some prompted by an online campaign titled: “We’re going to land in Lesta [sic]”.
Local community groups have said that false posts on social media were in part responsible for a series of skirmishes between Hindus and Muslims which resulted in serious disorder on Saturday night.
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