The Government delayed announcing new charges against the Southport stabbings suspect by up to two weeks amid fears of fresh riots, it has been reported. Riot police were reportedly placed on ...

How did one single social media post, taken down within hours for being false, still end up being viewed millions of times online and presented as credible evidence about the Southport attack? The ...

An X post, opens new tab from Jan. 6, seen more than 35 million times, said: “Taxi driver, Andrew McIntyre, jailed for seven and a half years over Southport social media posts. This is Keir ...

Southport stabbing victims. Merseyside Police. Reuters — A British teenager who killed three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event was jailed for at least 52 years on Thursday, ...

X and Meta profited from Southport riot misinformation, say MPs. James Titcomb. Fri, July 11, 2025 at 5:30 AM UTC. 2 min read.

However, one LinkedIn post in particular - analysed by the BBC - appears to have had an outsized effect in stirring up the false belief that the dance class suspect was a migrant.