Fact Check: Is Britain Really in Unrest Over Migration Policy?

On August 5, 2024, the CTVBY YouTube channel showed a story

Amid mass unrest across Britain, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has convened an emergency government committee to address the crisis. At the meeting, ministers plan to discuss responses to the surge in violence. Starmer has previously called the protests organised thuggery and said that those who took part would regret their actions. But the protesters are not very interested in this. People intend to demand that the government tighten its immigration policy by any means possible, which has led to increased aggression in society. In the towns of Rotherham and Tamworth, protesters attacked hotels that housed migrant asylum seekers. And in Middlesbrough, police were pelted with bricks, cans and flower pots. Violence has also been reported in Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol and Belfast.

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Verdict: Incorrect

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• The thesis or claim is entirely false: information from multiple sources or the opinions of multiple experts in a particular field contradict it.
• The cause-and-effect relationships and connections clearly do not exist as claimed.
• When quoting, essential parts are omitted, rearranged, changed, or incorrectly translated from a foreign language, resulting in a fundamental change in the meaning of what is said.
• The event occurred in material respects differently than stated.

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