West Midlands Police have confirmed a video sent viral that alleged a young teacher had made a 'racist slur' while out canvassing with a friend in the local elections contained no racist language. Police say they obtained the original doorbell footage and examined it closely after a complaint the woman featured had used racist language. The video, overlain with captions falsely showing what the woman was saying, went viral after it was shared by Akhmed Yakoob. The pile-on occurred in the wake of a widely shared doorbell video that went viral on Bank Holiday Monday. In a case where someone powerful or someone you trust says that there is racist language (or primes you to hear racist language by saying, 'Is this racist language?

Source: The Guardian May 09, 2024 02:30 UTC