When Abdul Hai saw what Tommy Robinson had posted on X, he felt panic rising in his chest. A friend had messaged asking if he’d seen the post, and sent over a screenshot. Hai opened the message.
There was his name, and there – for Robinson’s 1 million followers to see – was the false claim that Hai had been convicted of the murder of Richard Everitt, a 15-year-old killed in north London 30 years ago.
