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Data revealed a structured lifecycle of disinformation: Narratives were seeded in niche echo chambers, reinforced through repetition and community validation, and opportunistically amplified during crises
. Posts claiming that the attacker was an asylum seeker who had arrived in the UK via boat became viral, stoking misplaced anger toward immigrants and Muslims.
.attacks against Muslims and migrants after the Southport tragedy were built in an online environment already flooded with anti-immigrant narratives — including posts that painted immigrants as threats to safety, culture, and the economy. Elon Musk Fast forward to the lead-up to the 2022 elections, the myth had gained a lot of traction that many Filipinos came to believe that the Marcoses would distribute the gold once they returned to Malacañang.
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