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TikTok joyriders: The more dangerous the driving, the more ‘likes’ they get

Gangs of young males are videoing themselves in speeding cars and are competing for attention on social media

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#172
First seen
17 Aug 2026, 21:26 UTC
Last checked
17 Aug 2026, 21:26 UTC
Version history
1 version
Current fingerprint
8f503d6ad839...a4da69
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Publisher layer

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Publisher
The Irish Times
Country
Ireland
Source published
17 Aug 2026, 18:21 UTC
Source updated
No update timestamp supplied
Byline
Hugh Dooley
Section
Not supplied
Source-supplied excerpt
Gangs of young males are videoing themselves in speeding cars and are competing for attention on social media
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    TikTok joyriders: The more dangerous the driving, the more ‘likes’ they get

    Gangs of young males are videoing themselves in speeding cars and are competing for attention on social media

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    Version SHA-256
    8f503d6ad839...a4da69
    Capture SHA-256
    ee9e7fd520ee...a09b45
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Publisher categories are copied from source metadata. Machine signals report observable wording or format and do not determine truth, intent, ethics, or wrongdoing.

  • machine content-type Reported news observable-rules-v1 / 70% rule confidence
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Capture ID
#3
Observed
17 Aug 2026, 21:26 UTC
HTTP result
200 / parsed
Raw payload
678,773 bytes, private gzip evidence
Collector
news-ledger/0.1
Public boundary
metadata and excerpt