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Dutch court orders woman to stop satanic pedophile claims
By Agence France-Presse
Aug 28, 2024 12:00 am

THE HAGUE — A Dutch judge on Monday ordered a woman to stop spreading a false conspiracy theory that a ring of Satan-worshipping pedophiles had been operating in a small town, or face fines or prison.

Prosecutors in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk in the western Netherlands brought the unidentified woman to court after she refused to stop spreading online information about unfounded rumors that have plagued the town since 2021.

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