Far-right ideas are gaining ground. They are thriving in online worlds which are not easily visible to large swathes of the public but which spread misinformation that has real-world consequences.
Take last year. In the summer of 2024, riots broke out across parts of the UK, fuelled by misinformation that spread on social media.
The violent disorder was primarily aimed at asylum seekers and Muslims, including an incident of rioters setting fire to a hotel housing asylum seekers.
