Alleged 'migrant attack' in Rīga not all it seemed to be

Latvian police have closed an investigation into a reported migrant attack in Riga after finding no evidence that the crime occurred. The woman who reported the incident had previously expressed anti-migration views on social media.
Why it matters
This case illustrates the intersection of social media misinformation, anti-migrant sentiment, and the strain it places on law enforcement resources.
As previously reported by LSM, a woman named Ginta Vilcāne, told media that she was sexually assaulted while walking through central Rīga and that she believed the attackers were "migrants", as they were "dark skinned" – while noting her own long-standing opposition to migration on social media platform X saying: "Yesterday, unfortunately, I had to face the "kindness" of migrants myself in the center of Riga in the evening. When one had already started groping, the other was ready and had pulled out his genitals. I fought back until some man came running to save me. I've always been against migrants! Yes, feel free to call me a racist!" "Those savages (because that's exactly how they behave) must be stopped!" she said in a subsequent post. However, this account has now been called into question by State Police.
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