A new report by researchers is shedding light on a shocking incident involving violence taking place between Hindus and Muslims. This happened in the UK and was said to be done by fake Twitter accounts originating from India.
The news was first reported by Bloomberg in a remarkable investigation where 500 inauthentic accounts called for violence and even promoted inappropriate memes and videos that were made on the Twitter app. This happened in Leicester during the last months of August and the beginning of September in 2022, as confirmed by researchers originating from Rutgers University.
The rivalry between India and Pakistan cannot be denied, and a cricket match that took place on August 27 saw protesters carrying sticks and guns and returning to the streets as police were forced to quell the situation. Houses, religious buildings and cars were destroyed during such clashes and they continued for several weeks. In the end, it resulted in a staggering 47 arrests as revealed by Leicestershire Police.
There were all kinds of videos that took center stage on social media. They featured houses of worship burning with so many kidnappings and police warnings being issued. But police continued to tell citizens not to believe anything they see online. Scholars claim that whatever mistake was made, it originated in India.
There have been many riots in countries like India where most of the citizens were Hindus and are being governed under PM Modi. This led us to another narrative that there are Hindus stationed outside the nation. Many videos of violence and oppression happening against Muslims quickly became the subject of debate.
Now, researchers in the US are using the latest technology to make these confrontations.
The role of social media in this day and age means that we are seeing a lot of detailed views about foreign influencers and how much misinformation is being passed around locally. It has moved to a new clash and is happening in the most different cities in the United Kingdom.
About 70% of violent tweets showed sentiment analysis. One meme even went as far as falsely talking about Hindus being under attack. And then there were some of the more offensive cartoons that took the spotlight.
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