Twitter sued by Dutch town Bodegraven-Reeuwijk over paedophilia rumour

Key Facts

• Image source, Google Image caption, The rumours have drawn dozens of unwelcome well-wishers to Bodegraven's cemetery A Dutch town has taken Twitter to court over the spread of a conspiracy theory claiming it was once home to a ring of Satan-worshipping paedophiles.
• False reports that Bodegraven-Reeuwijk was the site of the abuse and murder of multiple children in the 1980s were first circulated by three men in 2020.
• The claims have prompted dozens of people to travel to the town's Vrederust cemetery to leave flowers and tributes at the graves of seemingly random dead children.
• The town's lawyer, Cees van de Sanden, said Twitter had not responded to a request in July that it find and remove all posts related to the claims.

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