Anti-fracking activists falsely accused of 'grooming' boy, 14
by Helen Pidd North of England editor from on (#3VVVW)
Police in Manchester say detail of who targeted boy altered in report on extremism
The authors of a report investigating extremism in Greater Manchester after the bombing at Manchester Arena falsely suggested that anti-fracking activists "groomed" a 14-year-old boy featured in a case study, the Guardian understands.
The 124-page report by the Greater Manchester preventing hateful extremism and promoting social cohesion commission included the story of a teenager referred to Channel, part of the government's anti-extremist Prevent programme.
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