Beware of This Video of an Armed Group Threatening Irish Politicians over Immigration: It's Not Recent, nor Is It From the Belfast Riots. Maldita.es - Journalism to Keep You From Being Fooled
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ITV News shared the footage in December 2025 to report that police were investigating a video from the self-styled “New Republican Movement” group for its threats against politicians in Newry, Mourne, and Down, whom they considered “legitimate targets” because of their stances on immigration. In a statement on December 2, Police Northern Ireland said they had launched a criminal investigation into the threats made against elected representatives…
“An armed group that declares itself to be the ‘New Republican Movement’ has issued a warning to Irish politicians following the assassination attempt in Belfast: ‘They have flooded our communities with men of military age’.” This claims viral messages circulating on social networks along with a video of three hooded and armed people in front of an Irish flag. But it’s misleading: the images they attach are from February 2025 and have no connect…
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