Elon Musk and Keir Starmer in online battle as riots grip UK

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Euronews takes a look at the series of false claims online, often magnified by X owner Elon Musk, which has had a significant hand in sparking riots across England and Northern Ireland.

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00:00British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that UK protesters will fill the full force of

00:07the law following what he called widespread disorder. During a high-level government meeting,

00:14400 arrests and 100 charges have already been made.

00:19Prior to this meeting, Elon Musk had posted on his social media platform X that civil

00:46war is inevitable in the UK, highlighting complaints by other ex-users that the British

00:53criminal justice system treats Muslims more leniently than far-right activists. Although

00:59Starmer avoided commenting directly on this, he said his focus was on ensuring that all

01:05communities are safe. In Southport, mourners gathered at St. Patrick's Church in remembrance

01:11of Alice Dalsilva Aguiar, a nine-year-old girl who was killed in last week's knife attack.

01:17Families and friends paid a tribute to the little girl with a send-off of white balloons.

01:22The riots were sparked by the spread of misinformation about the identity of the suspect.

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