One of the first pages to share false information about the Southport Tragedy was this unregulated News Site called channel3 now. They wrote a story about the stabbings in southport and quickly posted it on Social Media. Some of the details were correct, but the name of the 17 year old charged was false and the article wrongly suggested that the alleged attacker was here seeking asylum. Nevertheless, it was widely quoted and shared, often by accounts posting disinformation and far right ideas. And because the Site Name sounded like a news station, People might have been less likely to question it. Now, because of what happened in the uk this week, i tracked down some of the People linked to channel3 now to find out who they are. James is an amateur Hockey Player from Nova Scotia in canada. And then theres farhan. Hes a dad who appears to be based in lahore in pakistan. When i reached out to farhan, he blocked me. But ive confirmed both of their identities by speaking to People who know
Was fuelled In part by mIs InformatIon, spread on SocIal MedIa about the alleged kIller. Our dIsInformatIon correspondent, marIanna sprIng, has tracked down some of the people behInd one of the fIrst posts publIshIng false InformatIon, and asked them why they dId It. All thIs week, weve been tellIng you a lot about how mIsInformatIon, false claIms on SocIal MedIa, have been accused of fuellIng rIots In the uk. Ive been InvestIgatIng where Its comIng from and why Its beIng shared. One of the fIrst pages to share false InformatIon about the Southport Tragedy was thIs unregulated News SIte called channel3 now. They wrote a story about the stabbIngs In southport and quIckly posted It on SocIal MedIa. Some of the detaIls were correct, but the name of the 17 year old charged was false and the artIcle wrongly suggested that the alleged attacker was here seekIng asylum. Nevertheless, It was wIdely quoted and shared, often by accounts postIng dIsInformatIon and far rIght Ideas. And because the
IncIdent. It also falls Into category one for harm, sInce People feared serIous vIolence not only on that day but on subsequent days and that day but on subsequent days and that StartIng PoInt for a category one a offence wIthout the aggravatIng factor of racIal aggravatIon Is a hIgh Level CommunIty Order wIth a range of up to 26 weeks ImprIsonment. GIven the context and the background of thIs IncIdent and others around the country, I would have placed thIs offence at the top of the range. I must now consIder the level of racIal or relIgIous aggravatIon Involved and apply an approprIate uplIft to the sentence In accordance wIth the guIdelInes. I am careful not to double count. I fInd that racIal or relIgIous aggravatIon was the predomInant motIvatIon for the offence and you were assocIated wIth a group whIch was promotIng hostIlIty based upon colour, race, relIgIon. In those cIrcumstances, I wIll Increase the StartIng PoInt that I consIder to be approprIate. As I have saId, your posItI
the uk s biggest airport, heathrow, records losses of nearly £2.11 billion and passenger numbers down 90% due to the pandemic. more medical aid is due to arrive in india as the country reports nearly 380,000 new covid cases, the world s highest single day total. we ll take a look at how helpless the british indian community are feeling. let me know your thoughts on any of today s stories on twitter, it s @annita?mcveigh or #bbcyourquestions. also coming up this hour. a return for parkrun, the volunteer led initiative is hoping to restart its weekly 5k runs onjune the 5th. good morning. welcome to bbc news. welcome to bbc news. president biden has set out plans for a vast expansion of government and said it s time for the wealthiest americans to begin paying theirfair share. in his first speech to congress marking 100 days in office, the us president unveiled a sweeping investment plan forjobs, education and social care. 0n the coronavirus pandemic, he hailed the success of
to move south across the country. that s been bringing another plunge of cold arctic air. notjust today, but for the next few days, into the weekend it will stay chilly by day and also by night. we ll see a return to these widespread overnight frosts, so gardeners and growers, take note. it s been a cold, frosty start for many places morning. lots of sunshine but has the strong sunshine has got going it s been warming up and showers have been developing widely as you can see on the radar and satellite imagery. some of the showers are likely to be having with hail and thunder in places, some merging together to produce longer spells of rain. other areas avoiding them altogether and staying dry, particularly for central and southern england. winteriness over the north. a key north easterly breeze particularly across north eastern area so close to north sea coasts it s disappointing. we ve got eight, 9 degrees the high, but further south given some sunny spells we could make 12