Posts showing a screenshot of a fake Guardian article about looting during the riots in France have been shared widely on social media.
The image shows what appears to be a Guardian opinion piece with the headline: “I fully support the looting in France by the disenfranchised black youth. Call it reparations”.
The sub-heading goes on to say: “It’s not looting when intergenerational trauma forces thousands to seek reparations for being sold into slavery.”
It has been widely shared on Twitter and has also appeared on Facebook.
But this is not a genuine article. A quick Google search shows that no articles with such a headline exist on the Guardian’s website.
The supposed author is lawyer, author and activist Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, who has confirmed on…
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