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How the Liverpool car-ramming sparked a wave of online misinformation

Euronews · 27 days ago
Euronews
Euronews
27 days ago

False claims about the identity of the driver swirled online despite Merseyside Police swiftly disclosing the suspect's ethnicity and nationality in a bid to stamp out speculation.

BreakdownGenerated by LeadStory AI
  • Police arrested a 53-year-old white British man shortly after the Liverpool car-ramming. 16s
  • False claims about the suspect's identity spread rapidly on social media. 30s
  • Images and videos misattributed unrelated individuals as the driver. 41s
  • Merseyside Police confirmed only one man was arrested and refuted viral claims. 1m 29s
  • Authorities acted quickly to provide accurate information and counter misinformation. 1m 44s
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