"Lots of this misinformation begins on X," she said. "Eventually this trickles down over time from X to WhatsApp which is the communication tool which is most used in South Asian communities."
Sir Keir said continued use of Diego Garcia as a military base had been signed off by members of the five eyes alliance - the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The US will pay for "running costs" of the base, he said.The agreement also includes a £40m trust fund to support Chagossians.
Under the deal, although Mauritius will control Diego Garcia, it will not be allowed to resettle the island.Bernadette Dugasse is one of two Chagossian women, born on Diego Garcia, who brought a last-minute legal challenge over the deal to the UK's High Court. She: "I don't belong in the UK, I don't belong in Mauritius, I don't belong in the Seychelles. I belong in Diego Garcia."
Their legal challenge had temporarily blocked the deal when a court injunction was granted, but the High Court went on to dismiss the challenge.Diego Garcia is the largest of the Chagos Islands.
Since the early 1970s, the UK and the US have jointly run a
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