The timing of the cold-blooded murder of liberal British lawmaker Jo Cox, as she was leaving a meeting with constituents Thursday, has led to a flurry of social-media chatter claiming Cox?s killing was plotted by forces seeking to sway next week?s referendum in favor of Britain remaining in the European Union.
Cox was stabbed and shot, allegedly by a right-wing loner. But some supporters of a British exit from the EU are spreading a conspiracy theory that the suspect, identified as Thomas Mair, 52, is a patsy of pro-EU forces, and that Cox?s murder is a ?false flag? aimed at portraying the British right as unhinged and dangerous.
This view has been widely circulating on social media and underscores the increasingly heated debate over Britain?s future in the EU. Much like American voters who have rallied behind presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, supporters of the so-called Brexit tend to be immigrant-wary nationalists who are dissatisfied with establishment politicians.
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Jo Cox False Flag Conspiracy Theories Swirl On Twitter As â??Brexitâ?? Vote Looms