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The ‘pick n mix’ of disinformation which fed the summer riots
Published 1 year, 7 months ago
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Sky News can reveal that the majority of the most influential accounts responsible for spreading disinformation and orchestrating the far-right riots in the UK came from accounts and users abroad.
On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to data and forensics correspondent Tom Cheshire, who has been investigating who is behind the rise of the far-right and how online platforms are giving oxygen to radicalisation.
Producer: Rosie Gillott
Editor: Paul Stanworth
On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to data and forensics correspondent Tom Cheshire, who has been investigating who is behind the rise of the far-right and how online platforms are giving oxygen to radicalisation.
Producer: Rosie Gillott
Editor: Paul Stanworth