Bernadette “Bernie” Spofforth was caught up in Great Britain Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s crackdown on online speech.
The Gateway Pundit reported that British authorities have warned that “keyboard warriors” will be arrested.
Met Police Commissioner Mark Rowley told reporters, “We will throw the full force of the law at people. And whether you’re in this country committing crimes on the streets or committing crimes from further afield online, we will come after you.”
“You can be guilty of offenses of incitement, of stirring up racial hatred; there are numerous terrorist offenses regarding the publishing of material.”
As an attack on children attending a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, England, was unfolding, Spofforth weighed in on social media.
Spofforth’s post on X, which she has since taken down, read, “Ali Al-Shakati was the suspect. He was an asylum seeker who came to the UK by boat last year and was on an MI6 watch list.”
“If this is true, then all hell is about to break loose.”
Spofforth came under police investigation and was then accused of sharing misinformation and misidentifying the assailant.
The mother of three was ultimately arrested for her post.
She was accused of allegedly “inciting racial hatred and spreading false news through written means” and detained for 36 hours.