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Jason Wilson (14 June 2017). "Mark Latham is working with Rebel Media. Can he also work at the Daily Telegraph?". The Guardian. None of this is secret. Most of it is right there on Robinson's Wikipedia page.

"False claims that the perpetrator was a Muslim asylum seeker"

Maybe it makes sense to identify which claims here exactly are false? It was the son of Muslim asylum seekers. This could be misconstrued by bad faith actors to have been worded in an intentionally misleading way.

Maybe it's enough to just add a single sentence:

False claims that the perpetrator was a Muslim asylum seeker led to violent far-right riots across the UK. Rioters in Southport were heard chanting Robinson's name and "Who the f*** is Allah?". [added sentence:] On the contrary, perpetrator Rudakubana is a UK citizen with Rwandan parents, and was merely found in possession of al-Qaeda training material. 2A02:8108:2600:1700:B03B:346A:4740:FDB6 (talk) 15:41, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Additionally, Rudakubana's parents were (are?) actually Christians from Cardiff... "heavily involved with the local church" and "they would often hear singing from their house": [1]? Martinevans123 (talk) 15:46, 5 December 2024 (UTC) p.s. and not actual "al-Qaeda training material", but a report on a training manual?[reply]

Well 1, he was an asylum seeker. 2, He was Muslim. Those are the claimes, are they false? Slatersteven (talk) 15:51, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

1 is definitely false. 2 is more interesting and will have to wait until the trial and more comes out about what may have motivated Rudakubana.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 16:27, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The charges brought by the police, suggest that he wasn't motivated by terror-based ideology? Martinevans123 (talk) 16:43, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's a bit of a mystery what may have motivated this. Quote from 2024 Southport stabbing: "A motive for the attack has not been identified, although Merseyside Police initially stated they were not treating it as terror-related. In October 2024, Rudakubana was charged with separate offences under the Biological Weapons Act 1974 and Terrorism Act 2000 in relation to the possession of ricin and a military study of an Al-Qaeda training manual." It's early days and the trial will be interesting.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 16:47, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Here's some of the latest "fact-based level-headed discussion" on the lovely, unbiased MuskWorld. Mr Yaxley-Lennon tells us that Rudakubana is "attending Mosque behind bars". Now why would he say that, I wonder. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:49, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Are the Telegram app store bans notable?

I've noticed that Tommy Robinson's Telegram channel and group have been app store banned, but i don't know if there are any independent reliable sources for that. Can someone find some reliable independent sources on this fact? If so, state it in this article. 67.209.130.66 (talk) 08:41, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I can't find anything about app store bans, though it was reported in March 2024 that Apple and Android mobile users' access to Robinson's Telegram channel had been blocked (source). I have added a sentence to the Social media bans section. Paul W (talk) 10:31, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]