4chan Trolling UK Police
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Overview
4chan Trolling UK Police refers to a raid on the United Kingdom police live chats carried out by users of the /pol/ board of the 4chan imageboard in August 2024 with the purpose of wasting their time and drawing resources away from the 2024 United Kingdom anti-immigration riots. The raid started on August 6th, 2024, and involved users contacting United Kingdom police with fake emergencies and crime reports.
Background
In late July 2024, anti-immigrant riots broke out in several parts of the United Kingdom following a stabbing that resulted in the deaths of three children and injuries of several others. The riots involved far-right protesters clashing with police and counter-protestors in various locations, with police making arrests.
On August 6th, 2024, an anonymous 4chan user made a thread in /pol/[1] in which they urged American users to spam the official British government channels with hate speech in order to "run cover" for British protestors and distract the police forces to prevent them from making arrests (post shown below, left).
In the following hours, users on 4chan started messaging United Kindom police departments with fake reports, with the messages often mocking the British accent and referencing popular memes about the country such as Loicense. For example, on August 7th, an anonymous user posted[2] a screenshot of a chat conversation with a U.K. police department in which they pretended to be King Charles III (shown below, right).
![Americans I call on you [321/90] Anonymous ID:GooeEBjN Tue 06 Aug 2024 17:53:15 No.477226467 View Reply Original Report Quoted By: >>477226688 >>477226937 >>477227090 >>477227327 >>477227500 >>477228590 >>477228624 >>477229865 >>477231512 >>477231837 >>477232507 >>477232803 >>477233581 >>477233602 >>477234645 >>477235113 >>477235622 >>477235707 >>477236207 >>477237244 >>477237247 >>477237335 View Same 950KiB, 275x498, 1722915060396391.gif Google iqdb SauceNAO Trace >>477237470 >>477237597 >>477237793 >>477238029 >>477238366 >>477238846 >>477238889 >>477238961 >>477239089 >>477239433 >>477241025 >>477241508 >>477241625 >>477241719 >>477242144 >>477242233 >>477244780 >>477246265 >>477246863 >>477247003 >>477247632 >>477248422 >>477248726 >>477248743 >>477248756 >>477249323 >>477249759 >>477250118 >>477250126 We must spam all official British government channels with hate speech. We shall run cover for British citizens and drown out police attempts to catalogue and arrest citizens. Canadians and Australians are welcome to s--- post as well](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/879/199/238.jpg "\"Americans I call on you\"")
Developments
The trend continued on August 7th and 8th, 2024, with a number of dedicated threads in which users shared screenshots of them contacting the United Kingdom police.[3][4] In the threads, users posted screenshots of their conversations with law enforcement via live chats (examples shown below, left and right).
In many examples, users pretended to be Indian or Pakistani immigrants or, alternatively, reported fake crimes committed by immigrant groups.
The meme received further development as users started posting fake warnings supposedly issued by the British police towards the raiders (example[5] from August 7th, 2024, shown below).
![5KiB, 1200x600, IMG_2657.png View Same Google iqdb SauceNAO Trace FINAL WARNING Anonymous ID: unUET9jE [309/93] Wed 07 Aug 2024 21:13:58 No.477404463 View Reply Original Report Quoted By: >>477404605 >>477404625 >>477404626 >>477404683 >>477404814 >>477404940 >>477405056 >>477405090 >>477405507 >>477405567 >>477405669 >>477405871 >>477405898 >>477406042 >>477406062 >>477406096 >>477406227 >>477406316 >>477406335 >>477406346 >>477406395 >>477406477 >>477406485 >>477406551 >>477406570 >>477406582 >>477406648 >>477406649 >>477406699 >>477406851 >>477406991 >>477407096 >>477407328 >>477407425 >>477407734 >>477407741 >>477407746 >>477407758 >>477407834 >>477407883 >>477407935 >>477408206 >>477408426 >>477408440 >>477408531 >>477408618 >>477408877 >>477409138 >>477409663 >>477409950 >>477409991 >>477410098 >>477410110 >>477410132 >>477410190 >>477410569 >>477411456 >>477411693 >>477413716 >>477413806 >>477414137 >>477415832 >>477415933 >>477416020 >>477416050 >>477416070 >>477416179 >>477416192 >>477416211 >>477416446 >>477417093 >>477417172 >>477418847 >>477419047 >>477419131 >>477419243 >>477419466 >>477419977 >>477419995 >>477420126 >>477420129 >>477420221 >>477420230 >>477420295 >>477420332 >>477420431 >>477420478 >>477420565 >>477420837 >>477420954 >>477421085 >>477421102 >>477421264 >>477421901 >>477421962 >>477422427 >>477422761 >>477422930 >>477422997 >>477423056 >>477423518 >>477423535 >>477423616 >>477423690 >>477423723 >>477423780 >>477423905 >>477423990 >>477424238 >>477424333 >>477424603 >>477424640 >>477424845 >>477424903 >>477425198 >>477425471 >>477426038 >>477426175 >>477426386 >>477426532 >>477426744 >>477426881 >>477427410 >>477427706 >>477428087 >>477428669 >>477428785 >>477428919 >>477431751 >>477431795 >>477431876 >>477432236 >>477432557 >>477432956 >>477433835 >>477434025 >>477434431 >>477434557 >>477434609 >>477435130 >>477435208 >>477435380 >>477435557 >>477435654 >>477436085 >>477437098 >>477437184 >>477437336 >>477437359 >>477437678 >>477437915 >>477438372 >>477439864 >>477439935 >>477440322 >>477442842 The British government will be extraditing Americans and charging those who spread propaganda online and further instigate the far right radicals into committing domestic terrorism. Australians, Irish, New Zealanders and Canadians are also on the watchlist and will be extradited as well. You have been warned, bite your tongue and heed what you say online because it will come back to haunt you and inevitably end up behind British steel bars in a prison cell. you will There are logs and names being kept, do not end up on the list. Final warning.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/879/210/f9b.jpg "FINAL WARNING")
On August 8th, some United Kingdom police websites started blocking IP addresses from outside the country.[9]
Online Reactions
Following the early August 2024 raid, screenshots of users trolling United Kindom police were reposted to other platforms, most notably on X / Twitter. For example, on August 7th, 2024, X[6] user @AdrianDittmann posted a screenshot from one of the dedicated threads, with the post gaining over 180 reposts and 1,200 likes in one day (shown below, left).
Later that day, comedian Sam Hyde reposted another viral post about the raid, with the post (shown below, right) gaining over 1,300 reposts and 1,700 likes on X[7] in one day.
On August 8th, 2024, war tourist and internet personality Lord Miles posted several screenshots from the threads, with his post gaining over 3,800 reposts and 48,000 likes on X[8] in one day, further promoting the meme.
Various Examples
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External References
[1] 4chan – /pol/ Thread #477226467
[2] 4chan – /pol/ Post #477297023
[3] 4chan – /pol/ Thread #477270639
[4] 4chan – /pol/ Thread #477383849
[5] 4chan – /pol/ Thread #477404463
[6] X – @AdrianDittmann
[8] X – @real_lord_miles
[9] X – @stillgray
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![Sorry, you have been blocked You are unable to access soh police.uk ✓ ATTENTION ALL MY FAR [22/7] RIGHT FELLOW TROLLS: Anonymous ID: e4C56dns Thu 08 Aug 2024 16:18:28 No.477517437 View Reply Original Report Quoted By: >>477518018 >>477518154 >>477518423 >>477518494 Why have I been blocked? >>477518630 >>477518663 >>477518789 >>477518946 >>477518947 >>477519210 protect it from one attacks The action Thats that anger tha blos indung sugar word F 225KiB, 720x1333, IMG_20240809_080053.jpg View Same Google iqdb SauceNAO Trace >>477519322 This is just to inform you that the UK police force has a long arm, and you WILL be caught! Just last week, I thought it would be funny to do some trolling on a police Website of the UK government - boy was I wrong. Due to my reckless threatening of vulnerable Muslim communities, I will now be extradited to the UK to face justice in the King's Courts. Don't make the same mistake I did!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/879/213/8a9.jpg "This is just to inform you that the UK police force has a long arm, and you WILL be caught!")
![5KiB, 1200x600, IMG_2657.png View Same Google iqdb SauceNAO Trace FINAL WARNING Anonymous ID: unUET9jE [309/93] Wed 07 Aug 2024 21:13:58 No.477404463 View Reply Original Report Quoted By: >>477404605 >>477404625 >>477404626 >>477404683 >>477404814 >>477404940 >>477405056 >>477405090 >>477405507 >>477405567 >>477405669 >>477405871 >>477405898 >>477406042 >>477406062 >>477406096 >>477406227 >>477406316 >>477406335 >>477406346 >>477406395 >>477406477 >>477406485 >>477406551 >>477406570 >>477406582 >>477406648 >>477406649 >>477406699 >>477406851 >>477406991 >>477407096 >>477407328 >>477407425 >>477407734 >>477407741 >>477407746 >>477407758 >>477407834 >>477407883 >>477407935 >>477408206 >>477408426 >>477408440 >>477408531 >>477408618 >>477408877 >>477409138 >>477409663 >>477409950 >>477409991 >>477410098 >>477410110 >>477410132 >>477410190 >>477410569 >>477411456 >>477411693 >>477413716 >>477413806 >>477414137 >>477415832 >>477415933 >>477416020 >>477416050 >>477416070 >>477416179 >>477416192 >>477416211 >>477416446 >>477417093 >>477417172 >>477418847 >>477419047 >>477419131 >>477419243 >>477419466 >>477419977 >>477419995 >>477420126 >>477420129 >>477420221 >>477420230 >>477420295 >>477420332 >>477420431 >>477420478 >>477420565 >>477420837 >>477420954 >>477421085 >>477421102 >>477421264 >>477421901 >>477421962 >>477422427 >>477422761 >>477422930 >>477422997 >>477423056 >>477423518 >>477423535 >>477423616 >>477423690 >>477423723 >>477423780 >>477423905 >>477423990 >>477424238 >>477424333 >>477424603 >>477424640 >>477424845 >>477424903 >>477425198 >>477425471 >>477426038 >>477426175 >>477426386 >>477426532 >>477426744 >>477426881 >>477427410 >>477427706 >>477428087 >>477428669 >>477428785 >>477428919 >>477431751 >>477431795 >>477431876 >>477432236 >>477432557 >>477432956 >>477433835 >>477434025 >>477434431 >>477434557 >>477434609 >>477435130 >>477435208 >>477435380 >>477435557 >>477435654 >>477436085 >>477437098 >>477437184 >>477437336 >>477437359 >>477437678 >>477437915 >>477438372 >>477439864 >>477439935 >>477440322 >>477442842 The British government will be extraditing Americans and charging those who spread propaganda online and further instigate the far right radicals into committing domestic terrorism. Australians, Irish, New Zealanders and Canadians are also on the watchlist and will be extradited as well. You have been warned, bite your tongue and heed what you say online because it will come back to haunt you and inevitably end up behind British steel bars in a prison cell. you will There are logs and names being kept, do not end up on the list. Final warning.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/879/210/f9b.jpg "FINAL WARNING")
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