Londoners are sick of viral videos telling lies about their city (londoncentric.media)

The piece argues that viral social-media videos claiming London is in constant violent collapse are distorting the city’s image worldwide, sometimes based on misinformation and ragebait rather than events on the ground. It also reports on a TikTok “Hackney War” prompt that triggered police and school action after threats of attacks circulated, raising doubts about how real danger is versus online exaggeration. Elsewhere it notes related investigations and ongoing stories, including concerns around AI-generated parking fines and wrongdoing tied to major London property players.