It comes after millionaire mum Bonnie Spofforth said she was 'mortified' to be accused of being the first to spread the false rumours.

The woman accused of being first to spread the fake rumours about the Southport killer which sparked nationwide riots has been arrested.

Racist riots spread across the country after misinformation spread on social media claiming the fatal stabbing was carried out by Ali Al-Shakati, believed to be a fictitious name, a Muslim aslyum seeker who was on an MI6 watchlist.

A 55-year-old woman from Chester has now been arrested on suspicion of publishing written material to stir up racial hatred, and false communication. She remains in police custody.

While she has not been named in the police statement about the arrest, it is believed to be Bonnie Spofforth, a mother-of-three and the managing director of a clothing company.

  • aidan@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    “If that’s true” pretty clearly implies skepticism. She wasn’t stating a theorem. She was conversing.

    • davidagain@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      You’re not prepared to change your mind, you’d rather contradict literally thousands of years of logical thinking. 2+2=3. Got it. I really really wasted my time talking to you.

      • aidan@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 months ago

        I read what I read. I’m not saying it’s definitely what she meant, but if it’s how I interpreted it, it may be what she meant. Language after all is largely fluid, and not a mathematical equation. But sure, just insult me instead.

        • davidagain@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          3 months ago

          But sure, just insult me instead

          OK, you’re a right winger who spends his time online defending racist liars who post inflammatory lies stirring up hatred and violence in my country and you won’t listen to reason and literally deny logic.

          • aidan@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            3 months ago

            you won’t listen to reason and literally deny logic.

            Your reasoning is that that is the phrasing in formal logic. My point is how people converse doesn’t necessarily follow formal logic. So that may not be what she meant. I can’t say she definitely meant what I said- but that is the impression I got. And as I said if it’s how I as a fluent English speaker interpreted it, then it may also be how she meant it.

            • davidagain@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              3 months ago

              You missed this bit:

              you’re a right winger who spends his time online defending racist liars who post inflammatory lies stirring up hatred and violence in my country

              And I think I know why you’re spending the best part of a week online defending racist liars.

              • aidan@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                3 months ago

                What am I supposed to say “no you insulting and attacking me isn’t true”. Like Chomsky said “The person who throws the mud always wins. Because there’s no way of responding to such charges.” All I said is the way I read it they’re saying “if this is true” which is inherently questioning it. That may not be what they meant, I can’t read their mind. But yes go ahead and insult me, there’s not point in me denying it and you know that, that’s why you said the insult.