I was shocked to see on FB (not on my newsfeed, on the sidebar which feeds you what's trending) that there had been some type of attack in Cologne.
I live in Cologne, so obviously clicked.
Both Sky and the Daily Fail are reporting that a woman was seen in a job centre in Cologne brandishing a gun, that the building was sealed off and people arrested.
So I looked on the German news sites which I use, Spiegel online and WDR which is specific to the area. Not a thing reported on either.
When I looked closer at some of the comment around the story, it turns out that there was a report that someone had seen a woman with a gun, that the police responded but nothing was found. Police arrested 5 people due to an unrelated disturbance but later released 4 of them.
Conclusion, someone reported something which didn't turn out to be true, police mopped it up, nothing further done.
So why the fuck does the uk press feel the need to max out the fear factor by reporting it as another terrorist attack? Already in the comments the usual racist bullshit is being trotted out. Disgusting to sow hate and fear in any climate, never mind the current one where people are already nervous.
Did anyone else see this?
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The British Press reporting of "attacks" is downright dangerous.
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doing · 28/07/2016 20:40
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