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Some social media users are spreading the false claim that the British government has repealed the Genocide Act as a step toward attacking its own people. In reality, the Genocide Act was repealed in 2001 and replaced with the International Criminal Court Act, which also prohibits genocide. This claim was debunked by Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Some social media users are spreading the false claim that the British government has repealed the Genocide Act as a step toward attacking its own people. In reality, the Genocide Act was repealed in 2001 and replaced with the International Criminal Court Act, which also prohibits genocide. This claim was debunked by Reuters. 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