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After Greece was hit by what has become the largest European wildfire ever recorded, unfounded and baseless claims circulated in August 2023 that asylum-seekers started some of the blazes, whipping up an anti-migrant frenzy online.
As Greece was hit by wave after wave of wildfires this week, asylum-seekers found themselves at the receiving end of several allegations they started fires, leading to an anti-migrant frenzy online.
13 Pakistanis and Syrians accused of trying to light a fire near Turkiye border.
As Greece was hit by wave after wave of wildfires this week, unfounded claims that asylum-seekers are behind some of them whipped up anti-migrant frenzy online.- 'They want to destroy us' - Anti-migrant sentiment is strong in Greek border areas, where locals accuse asylum seekers of stealing and say reckless driving by smugglers poses a serious traffic risk.
As Greece was hit by wave after wave of wildfires this week, unfounded claims that asylum-seekers are behind some of them whipped up anti-migrant frenzy online.