> Content creators have embedded themselves with protests against undocumented immigrants, often getting hundreds of thousands of views on platforms such as X, TikTok and YouTube for rallies attended by no more than a few dozen people. Presenting themselves as independent journalists, many are amplifying false claims and debunked conspiracy theories about immigrants being more likely to commit violent crimes or threatening to displace the native-born population.
>The misinformation is being seized on by Nigel Farage, who made his name successfully lobbying for Brexit, and is helping his anti-immigrant Reform UK party surge in the polls. That’s causing a headache for Starmer’s Labour party, which is losing ground to Reform.
>In July, Farage kicked off a “Britain is Lawless” campaign focused on linking rising petty crime with immigration. He’s lifted talking points from online right-wing forums, such as the conspiracy theory that UK police escorted counter-protestors to this year’s anti-immigrant demonstrations, and that the UK has a “two-tier’’ policing system that favors immigrants. The police and the Home Office have publicly denied these claims.
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The world is heading to a new dark age with this racism and xenophobia. We are practically at witch hunts and crusades again.
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> Content creators have embedded themselves with protests against undocumented immigrants, often getting hundreds of thousands of views on platforms such as X, TikTok and YouTube for rallies attended by no more than a few dozen people. Presenting themselves as independent journalists, many are amplifying false claims and debunked conspiracy theories about immigrants being more likely to commit violent crimes or threatening to displace the native-born population.
>The misinformation is being seized on by Nigel Farage, who made his name successfully lobbying for Brexit, and is helping his anti-immigrant Reform UK party surge in the polls. That’s causing a headache for Starmer’s Labour party, which is losing ground to Reform.
>In July, Farage kicked off a “Britain is Lawless” campaign focused on linking rising petty crime with immigration. He’s lifted talking points from online right-wing forums, such as the conspiracy theory that UK police escorted counter-protestors to this year’s anti-immigrant demonstrations, and that the UK has a “two-tier’’ policing system that favors immigrants. The police and the Home Office have publicly denied these claims.
The world is heading to a new dark age with this racism and xenophobia. We are practically at witch hunts and crusades again.