'Naive gamer' to IS sympathiser: How US teen was radicalised
An American boy who went from being a “naive gamer” to embracing an “extreme vision” of Islam became an IS “sympathiser” and eventually a convict working to leave extremist ideology.Daniel Fischer from South Carolina was just 16 when his parents noticed a sudden change in his behaviour.The American teenager became deeply interested in extremist content online, started arguing with his family about religion and eventually told investigators that he wanted to join IS, according to a CNN report.His parents, Ana and Andy Fischer, became concerned after their younger son told them Daniel was watching beheading videos.
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