Such stories are the bread and butter of The Daily Mail. This is because all arrivals in small boats are considered illegal, and those who orchestrate these arrivals are guilty of trafficking. The Daily Mail had to publish a front-page correction and internally issued disciplinary notes to senior staff. Overall, The Daily Mail articles that claim small boat migrants are terrorists risk crying wolf. The implicit notion is that these small boats are filled with barbarians seeking to destroy Britain.

Source: Daily Mail November 28, 2023 18:41 UTC