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Dispelling disinformation

category bristol | miscellaneous | news report author Tuesday December 25, 2012 13:13author by Bristol Sab/SHAC activist Report this post to the editors

In December 2011 a series of false articles were posted on Indymedia about SHAC activists and hunt monitors in the Bristol and Bath areas, including impersonations of the Bristol Hunt Saboteurs. We would like to ensure everyone knows these to be fake.

Indymedia were forced to remove several articles, the first of which was regarding a man called 'Peter Scott' who was referred to as both a SHAC activist and a hunt monitor. There were comments on this article attempting to validity it which were claimed to be from the Bristol Hunt Saboteurs. Having spoken to the other hunt saboteurs it was exposed that these comments were not made by any member of the group. Not only this, but no one was aware of anyone by the name of Peter Scott.

The following day another story was posted up about several other raids in relation to Astrazeneca protests by SHAC activists in Bristol and Bath. Having spoken to those involved in these demonstrations, no one is aware of any of these raids happening. Not only this, but the article spoke of an injunction held by Astrazeneca, who do not possess any injunction against any activists.

It is clear that none of these stories were truthful, which leaves only the question of why they were posted. The first article spoke a lot of financial matters, saying the police had taken lists of donators to animal rights organisations. The general consensus amongst activists is that this was an attempt to deter people from donating to animal rights organisations, creating the idea that it is unsafe personally, and that the funds are being used for criminal activity. This is not the case. As the raids didn't happen, no information has been jeopardised, and there is nothing to suggest funds are misappropriated by any animal rights organisations.

We would like to thank Indymedia for looking into the posts and removing them quickly. The animal rights movement has faced many attacks like this in the past and has survived everyone because we as long as animals are exploited and treated as products people will be there to speak up for them, no matter what is thrown at them. Until all are free!

 

Related Link: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2011/12/490513.html

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Remove     ftp    Wed Dec 26, 2012 12:43 
   Your advice is not needed     One of Bristol IMC collective    Wed Dec 26, 2012 15:15 
   Do better     FTP    Wed Dec 26, 2012 17:55 
   more lies on Bristol Indymedia     ftp    Wed Dec 26, 2012 21:13 
   How many more times ?     Anonymous    Wed Dec 26, 2012 22:29 
   Belgium ?     Interested    Wed Dec 26, 2012 22:34 
   emails have IP addresses too     ftp    Thu Dec 27, 2012 01:41 
   so, who in 'independent media' can we truly trust?     bystander    Fri Dec 28, 2012 09:20 
   shome pishtake shurely     jubjub    Fri Dec 28, 2012 12:49 
 10   @jubjub     ftp    Fri Dec 28, 2012 15:18 
 11   talking turkey     jubjub    Fri Dec 28, 2012 18:58 
 12   Hidden comments     Dances with trolls    Fri Dec 28, 2012 20:15 
 13   @jubjub     ftp    Fri Dec 28, 2012 22:03 
 14   @jubjub x2     ftp    Fri Dec 28, 2012 22:22 
 15   down the pan     jubjub    Sat Dec 29, 2012 00:29 
 16   jubjub returns to ask who the hell wants to fake out they're me, and why?     not sure why some people are too dumb to invent their own na    Sun Dec 30, 2012 16:11 
 17   very interesting     jubjub    Sun Dec 30, 2012 17:24 
 18   'ang on a mo     archie    Sun Dec 30, 2012 21:52 
 19   fascinating mod     jubjub    Mon Dec 31, 2012 16:55 
 20   Raising standards?     Me    Thu Jan 03, 2013 06:09 
 21   Keep on topic     imcvol    Fri Jan 04, 2013 15:49 


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