Fact check
Is it true: Christchurch mosque attacks / Tarrant 'Great Replacement' manifesto (Mar 15 2019)?
Partly — it's more complicated than the claim suggests.
Royal Commission (Nov 26 2020): Tarrant was a 'single self-radicalised individual' — no operational co-conspirators, no handlers. However, he was embedded in real international online networks (8chan, far-right forums) that drove his radicalisation and served as his audience during the livestream. Convicted Aug 27 2020: 51 murder + 40 attempted murder + terrorism. Life without parole — first in NZ history.
The claim
On March 15 2019 Brenton Harrison Tarrant (28, Australian) attacked Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Avenue Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, killing 51 people. He livestreamed 17 minutes on Facebook and
Key evidence
Manifesto distributed on 8chan /pol/ — real online network infrastructure
Royal Commission: single self-radicalised individual, no operational network
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