The far-right crime myth: London safer than ever, violent crime down, fewer murders than Paris or Berlin.

Londoners know this: 81% feel secure. But far-right influencers on X / TikTok say a different story. "London+crime+immigrants" posts doubled 2020-24, painting a city under siege.

61% of Britons outside London believe the myth over the data. Disinformation works.

https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/01/28/london-is-far-safer-than-violent-viral-videos-will-have-you-believe

"Democracy is now back to 1985 levels according to some metrics, with 72 percent of the world’s population now living under autocracy. Russia and China are less free today than 20 years ago. And so is the United States".

-Human Rights Watch, World Report 2026

https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2026