A Pakistani man has appeared in court to face charges of cyber-terrorism after allegedly spreading disinformation on his clickbait website thought to have fuelled anti-immigration riots in the United Kingdom.
Farhan Asif was accused of publishing an article on his Channel3Now website falsely claiming that a Muslim asylum seeker was suspected of a deadly knife attack which killed three girls – aged six, seven and nine – at a Taylor Swift-themed dance and yoga session for children in Southport.
