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Southport stabbings: How did misinformation spread online?
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July 31, 2024
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2:43Now PlayingThe violence in Southport on Tuesday night was provoked in part by a stream of misinformation online.
Rumours started circulating about the identity of the suspect soon after the knife attack which killed three children.
Sky's Data and Forensics Correspondent Tom Cheshire has been taking a look at how the misinformation spread.
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