A US-based X account reshared footage from Bolton in 2024, falsely presenting it as a current incident of Muslim violence in London in January 2026.
A UK-based X account shared a video claiming to show “Somalis” filming an execution in London (January 2026), omitting to say that the footage was staged by a TikTok streamer as shock content.
Three monetised X accounts repeated the same false claim about London New Year’s Eve celebrations within four hours on 1 January 2026, generating more than 155,000 views.
A network of 32 Facebook pages (one per London borough) was repurposed on 17 May 2024 from Ulez-focused pages to appear as local activist groups.
A Vietnam-based Facebook network, with a combined following of around 1.25 million, targeted London and the mayor, framing the city as a site of governance failure and housing injustices.
A Sri Lanka-based content farm produced monetised AI-generated posts.
A Nigeria-based cluster impersonated UK media outlets.
