Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a crackdown on the gangs behind violent unrest but left the question of how to confront online misinformation largely unanswered.
False information about the identity of the suspect in the deadly stabbing attack spread rapidly online, despite efforts by officials to correct the claims.
Misinformation about the attacker being an asylum seeker from Syria, when he was actually from Wales, was amplified by far-right agitators on messaging apps.
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