The attacker in Avignon was apparently from the far right group Generation Identity.
This is how Robert Spencer - the man banned from entering the UK due to his extremism - tweeted about it.
This is how Robert Spencer - the man banned from entering the UK due to his extremism - tweeted about it.
https://twitter.com/lemondefr/status/1321824235938058240
He wasn't alone. Many others seem to have jumped to conclusions about Avignon.
The Sun & Mail Online too. This happens far too often.
Accuracy generally, & especially on stories related to attacks like this, is vital.
If we don't know yet, it can be highlighted that we don't know.
Accuracy generally, & especially on stories related to attacks like this, is vital.
If we don't know yet, it can be highlighted that we don't know.
Note this happens too: "Under a false profile of radical Islamist, a Toulousain defends terrorism and ends up in prison"
20minutes.fr/justice/289237…
20minutes.fr/justice/289237…
None of this should stop reporting of this attack at Avignon - nor of the facts of the horrific (and significantly worse) Nice attacks.
But is it too much to expect that the reporting is accurate?
But is it too much to expect that the reporting is accurate?
Reporting from two other outlets that does not align with what appears to have happened
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