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Recently, violent riots triggered by knife attacks spread across many parts of the UK, with protesters clashing violently with police. British Prime Minister Starmer convened an emergency meeting to demand increased police deployment and intensified criminal prosecution of the perpetrators.

Local public opinion believes that the continued fermentation of the riots is inseparable from the extreme right-wing forces using social media to spread rumors and fuel the riots. The riots also reflect deep-seated problems such as the division of British society, the immigration crisis, and the difficulty of supervising transnational social media platforms.

Why did the riots happen in many places?

The riot was triggered by a knife attack in which a 17-year-old man attacked with a knife in Southport, Merseyside, northwest England on July 29, killing three children and injuring many others.

After the incident, the local police did not reveal the murderer's name in accordance with the law because he was under 18 years old. Subsequently, various rumors began to circulate on the Internet, suggesting that the murderer was a refugee who arrived in the UK last year to seek asylum. The British court soon deprived the murderer of his anonymity protection, and the police announced his real name, emphasizing that his birthplace was Cardiff, England.

Despite the clarification by the British authorities, various rumors are still rampant on the Internet. Protests subsequently took place in many cities including London, Liverpool, Manchester, Belfast, and gradually escalated into violent riots. Some protesters destroyed shops, mosques, refugee shelter hotels, libraries, police stations, etc., attacked police officers, burned police cars, and attacked ethnic minorities.