'Genital theft' accusations: How social media fuelled rumours that turned deadly
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'The crowd shouted that we'd stolen someone's genitals' - deadly rumours spread on social media - Published More than 80 people were killed between October 2025 and July this year following false accusations about what is termed "genital theft", the BBC…
Coverage spectrum
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What happened
'The crowd shouted that we'd stolen someone's genitals' - deadly rumours spread on social media - Published More than 80 people were killed between October 2025 and July this year following false accusations about what is termed "genital theft", the BBC…
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Common ground
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Perspective signals
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