Great Britain I last days fake news On behalf of the citizens Violent protests and riots After which many of the people involved were arrested by the British police, while on Tuesday, a person from Lahore was also detained and handed over to the Federal Investigation Agency for allegedly spreading fake news.
The Pakistani national detained in Lahore has been identified as Farhan Asif, who, according to police, works for a news website that allegedly played a role in spreading fake news.
DIG Operations Lahore Police Faisal Kamran while talking to Independent Urdu on Tuesday said that “Farhan Asif has been arrested by the police from the defense.”
The police officer said that he (Farhan Faisal) is accused of working in a Pakistani website that broadcasts news about the identity of the killer of three girls in the UK. They also have a role in running this news.
According to the DIG, Farhan Asif has been handed over to the FIA for further investigation, as FIA has jurisdiction over such crimes. Further investigation is being done by the FIA.
Farhan Asif had said in a conversation with the media after the events in Britain that ‘wrong news was run on our side which should not have been run. But all the responsibility for this matter cannot be put on a small news website.’
According to the British authorities, fake news played a central role in making the protests in the UK violent in recent days. A news platform spreading fake news is also being run from Lahore, Pakistan.
According to the British media, a man attacked a dance school in Southport last month, as a result of which three girls died while 10 people, including eight girls, were injured.
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Although the assailant managed to escape from the spot, the police later arrested him for murder.
According to the British police, the age of the attacker is 17 years, due to which his identity cannot be revealed.
After the incident, rumors spread in the UK that the attacker was a Muslim and several websites also claimed to reveal the identity of the accused.
After which protests against Muslim refugees started across the UK and dozens of people including police officers were injured in the clashes.
The protests that started after the Southport attack were fueled by fake news spread on social media and a news website ‘Channel 3 Now’ was involved in spreading the fake news.
During the investigation, people working for this news website were found who belong to different countries of the world.
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2024-08-20 22:06:50
