{"id":2326882,"date":"2024-08-19T14:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T18:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-facebook-post-falsely-claims-an-african-immigrant-recently-stabbed-a-police-officer-in-manchester-u-k\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T14:29:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T18:29:49","slug":"fact-check-facebook-post-falsely-claims-an-african-immigrant-recently-stabbed-a-police-officer-in-manchester-u-k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-facebook-post-falsely-claims-an-african-immigrant-recently-stabbed-a-police-officer-in-manchester-u-k\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Facebook Post Falsely Claims An African Immigrant Recently Stabbed A Police Officer In Manchester, U.K."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-facebook-post-falsely-claims-an-african-immigrant-recently-stabbed-a-police-officer-in-manchester-u-k%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2326882&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Facebook video claims that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-sheriffs-tell-newsom-they-wont-enforce-covid-curfew\/\" title=\"California Sheriffs Tell Newsom They Won&#039;t Enforce COVID Curfew\">police officer<\/a> in Manchester, U.K., was stabbed by an African immigrant. However, this claim has been debunked. The original footage, which was \u200dalso shared on\u2064 YouTube, shows police responding\u200c to an incident\u200b at Piccadilly \u200cbus station where \u200da substance was thrown at a bus driver, but it does not mention any stabbing. \u2063The Manchester Evening \u200cNews reported that the thrown substance was tested and found \u2062to be non-corrosive. The false narrative around the incident has contributed to unrest and riots in the U.K., fueled by misinformation regarding the identity of a suspect in a separate stabbing incident. the circulating claims about the police officer&#8217;s stabbing are misleading \u200dand \u200dnot supported by the\u200d facts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>A video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jean.lortye.1\/posts\/473101318825771\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims to show a police officer in Manchester, U.K., who was purportedly stabbed by an African immigrant.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The claim is false. The original video, shared on YouTube, indicates an acid attack occurred at the Piccadilly bus station. On Aug. 8, the Manchester Evening News reported police descended on the Piccadilly Gardens after a substance was thrown at a bus driver.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The U.K. government has &ldquo;activated emergency measures to ease prison overcrowding&rdquo; amid ongoing riots happening in the country, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cyvpj7vm95jo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC News<\/a>. The riots were prompted by false claims that the perpetrator of a recent stabbing in Southport was an Islamist migrant, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/uk\/more-than-1000-arrested-following-uk-riots-police-say-2024-08-13\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook video claims to show a police officer in Manchester, U.K., who was purportedly stabbed by an African immigrant. In the video, the officer can be seen lying on the ground. Text and an arrow that&rsquo;s been superimposed into the video claims the officer has been stabbed. As the video continues, other officers can be seen appearing to detain a suspect inside a nearby building.<\/p>\n<p>According to the video&rsquo;s caption, &ldquo;the mainstream media <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t report [on the alleged incident] and didn&rsquo;t say the attacker was an immigrant.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The claim is false. While the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M--JTdw91WU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">original video<\/a>, shared on YouTube, does show a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-snipers-protect-rescue-divers-in-alligator-infested-pond-after-florida-car-accident\/\" title=\"Police Snipers Protect Rescue Divers In Alligator-Infested Pond After Florida Car Accident\">police officer lying<\/a> on the ground and fellow officers detaining an alleged suspect, there is no mention of a stabbing having occurred. According to the video&rsquo;s caption, an attack purportedly occurred at the Piccadilly bus station in which acid was thrown at a bus driver.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M--JTdw91WU?si=kY6EEGArWiRSR8vJ\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Using a keyword search, Check Your Fact found an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/greater-manchester-news\/cops-swarm-city-centre-areas-29704739\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aug. 8 article from the Manchester Evening News<\/a> indicating police descended on the Piccadilly Gardens &ldquo;after a substance was &lsquo;thrown at a bus driver.&#8217;&rdquo; According to the same article, the substance was tested and was &ldquo;found not to be corrosive or noxious.&rdquo; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/08\/19\/fact-check-image-uk-police-bowing-muslims-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Viral X Image Purporting To Show U.K. Police Bowing To Muslims Is AI-Generated)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Likewise, Check Your Fact did not find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=050a7531cb22c9f5&amp;sca_upv=1&amp;q=police+officer+in+manchester+uk+stabbed+by+african+immigrant+august+2024&amp;tbm=nws&amp;source=lnms&amp;fbs=AEQNm0Aa4sjWe7Rqy32pFwRj0UkWtG_mNb-HwafvV8cKK_h1a5eSkyfXNgRC6a9SKsMT7FIVFrTRcgQ9wgg-AOu0QCUSi1WWZ90AVgAx1eSHdTBok3TYtUIqP1gXwzloUbIhLdpKrPUnECB89KldayD8-e8Dl5HWACom4lT7-0e889K6duZ0WFanPsJajd_NbnkXQ8QX7Rk_iJFTK_phfzByTCe4Z1wvAw&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjRhIKProGIAxVMnokEHbdcCb4Q0pQJegQIEBAB&amp;biw=1610&amp;bih=869&amp;dpr=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-an-israeli-clergyman-blessing-guns\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show An Israeli Clergyman Blessing Guns?\">credible news reports<\/a><\/a> to support the Facebook video&rsquo;s claim that a stabbing occurred. In fact, the opposite is true. On Aug. 13, U.K.-based outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/fullfact.org\/online\/african-immigrant-stabbed-british-police-officer-false\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Full Fact<\/a> reported the claim was false. The outlet referenced an <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gmpcitycentre\/status\/1821578152289738803?s=46&amp;t=DWsfIdxUiaEOLet44OQX6A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aug. 8 statement<\/a> from the Greater Manchester Police confirming an incident involving a liquid, not a stabbing, took place.<\/p>\n<p><span>&ldquo;#UPDATE<\/span><span>  | At around 2.20pm, officers responded to reports of an assault in Piccadilly Gardens. It was established that a man had a liquid thrown at him, which was tested and confirmed negative for acid or noxious substances. Anyone with information should contact police on 101,&rdquo; the statement, shared via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, reads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact contacted the Greater Manchester Police in regard to the Facebook video, but they declined to comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Facebook video claims to depict a police officer in Manchester, U.K., who was allegedly stabbed by an African immigrant. However, this assertion is false. The original footage, which was posted on YouTube, actually shows an acid attack that took place at the Piccadilly bus station. On August 8, the Manchester Evening News reported that police responded to an incident at Piccadilly Gardens where a substance had been thrown at a bus driver.<\/p>\n<p>Fact Check: According to BBC News, the U.K. government has implemented emergency measures to address prison overcrowding amid ongoing riots in the country. These riots were sparked by misinformation suggesting that the suspect in a recent stabbing in Southport was an Islamist migrant, as reported by Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>In the Facebook video, viewers can see an officer lying on the ground while other officers appear to apprehend a suspect nearby. The video&#8217;s text and arrows imply that the officer has been stabbed and claim that mainstream media did not report on this alleged incident or mention that the attacker was an immigrant.<\/p>\n<p>However, this claim is untrue. Although the video does show a police officer down and other officers detaining someone, there is no evidence of any stabbing occurring. The video&#8217;s caption refers to an attack involving acid being thrown at a bus driver at Piccadilly bus station.<\/p>\n<p>A keyword search led Check Your Fact to find an article from August 8 by Manchester Evening News confirming police presence at Piccadilly Gardens due to reports of &#8220;a substance being thrown at a bus driver.&#8221; This substance was later tested and found not corrosive or harmful.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Check Your Fact could not locate any credible news sources supporting claims of a stabbing related to this incident; rather it confirmed otherwise. On August 13, Full Fact reported these claims as false and cited Greater Manchester Police&#8217;s statement from August 8 clarifying that only liquid\u2014not acid\u2014was involved in what occurred: \u201c#UPDATE | At around 2:20 PM&#8230; it was established that a man had liquid thrown at him&#8230; confirmed negative for acid or noxious substances.\u201d Check Your Fact reached out for comment from Greater Manchester Police regarding the Facebook video but received no response<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":2326883,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2167260179-e1724079148814.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7380,38572,13420,33339],"class_list":["post-2326882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-misinformation","tag-african-immigrant","tag-fact-check","tag-police-officer"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2167260179-e1724079148814.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/263"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2326882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326882\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2326883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2326882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2326882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2326882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}