British Police declined to say how many potential riots they expected this weekend but confirmed that 6,000 riot officers would be deployed over the weekend as officers wait to see if the worst of the violence has passed. The violence has in part been stoked by the extremist far right and has involved a strong anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant sentiment. Some people arrested joined in spontaneously, police believe. Stephen Parkinson, the director of public prosecutions, said: “More than 100 extra CPS prosecutors stand ready to respond rapidly to emerging requirements for charging decisions and advice.

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Though this phenomenon is a part of the white supremacist spectrum, leading media outlets are convinced that the protests are rooted in the misinformation spread through social media, including Elon Masks monopoly X, formerly Twitter.

The media outlets attempt hard to convince themselves that responsible institutions and officials in the UK face resistance from X over taking down disinformation during riots