No-one will be surprised that Elon Musk's platform for liars has figured prominently in the false rumours circulating about the stabbing s in Southport.... how anyone with any integrity can still be using X is beyond me - by all means keep your account open to stop them re-using (re-cycling) your name/profile, but please stop using it for any real social media activity.... but hey, here I know I am preaching to the converted.

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bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd1e8d…

Southport attack: Did social media fan the flames of riot?

False accusations about the attacker followed a familiar pattern, the BBC's Marianna Spring finds.

^{Marianna Spring (BBC News)}