Read on Twitter
“An Garda Síochána is ‘very concerned’ by ‘lies’ being circulated widely online by ‘fascists and racists’ falsely stating that the dead man had more than 30 criminal convictions.
In fact the 27-year-old had no criminal convictions at all.”
#GeorgeNkencho https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/garda-worry-over-nkencho-shooting-lies-39924798.html
In fact the 27-year-old had no criminal convictions at all.”
#GeorgeNkencho https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/garda-worry-over-nkencho-shooting-lies-39924798.html
If @TwitterDublin wanted to stop these horrendous lies being spread on its platform, it would have acted on complaints (including mine) and shut down these racists.
It hasn’t. This fake racist account is still spreading lies. #GeorgeNkencho’s legal team should sue @Twitter.
It hasn’t. This fake racist account is still spreading lies. #GeorgeNkencho’s legal team should sue @Twitter.
Let’s take a quick and unscientific look at who’s sharing these ‘fascist and racist’ lies about #GeorgeNkencho around the world.
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In the UK, it’s mainly stale male and pale #Brexiteers like @david_bushby and Dave @Palland1
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In the UK, it’s mainly stale male and pale #Brexiteers like @david_bushby and Dave @Palland1
Let’s take a quick and unscientific look at who’s sharing these ‘fascist and racist’ lies about #GeorgeNkencho around the world.
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In the USA, it ranges from anonymous white supremacists like @cloudyskies75 to elderly gullible white religious folk like @waltdphillips.
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In the USA, it ranges from anonymous white supremacists like @cloudyskies75 to elderly gullible white religious folk like @waltdphillips.
Let’s take a quick and unscientific look at who’s sharing these ‘fascist and racist’ lies about #GeorgeNkencho around the world.
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Closer to home, it’s anonymous racists in, or following, the National Party, Irish Freedom Party and others that got 0% of the vote in #GE2020.
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Closer to home, it’s anonymous racists in, or following, the National Party, Irish Freedom Party and others that got 0% of the vote in #GE2020.
And a final comment to end this thread:
The Gardai have a lot of work to do to rebuild trust in north Dublin but death threats against individual Gardai is both unacceptable and unhelpful, regardless of your views on the killing of #GeorgeNkencho.
The Gardai have a lot of work to do to rebuild trust in north Dublin but death threats against individual Gardai is both unacceptable and unhelpful, regardless of your views on the killing of #GeorgeNkencho.
