'I have been unable to stop shaking, constantly on edge, it's brought my whole world crashing down.'
A young teacher said her 'life has been blown apart' after a video falsely accusing her of racism went viral on TikTok.
The woman was out supporting her friend and new Dudley councillor Qasim Mughal when the alleged exchange occurred at the centre of the video. He heard the entire, exchange for himself as he was stood nearby. She has received death threats, told she is a dirty racist b****, and warned to 'watch what happens' among thousands of messages. West Midlands Police have been informed and carried out a welfare check and provided security advice, she said.
In his version of the video, he urges people to 'make their own minds up' about what was being said, while simultaneously pointing them to footage overlain with the purported racist words and hashtags alleging racist Labour. It included two uses of a vile racist term and a swear word - none of which were actually said.
She first got wind of trouble just after 9pm on Monday when her social media profiles began to ping with notifications, some of them referring to her in vile terms. Within a short amount of time she was overwhelmed with messages both online and to her personal phone, which began ringing with abusive calls.
"At this particular house, the full exchange went: 'Friend: "You voted for Labour lovely?" Resident: "Nah man" Friend: "Who did you vote for? Resident: "Akhmed Yakoob." Friend: "No problem, thank you."
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