# @bbcnews on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DdE9md5lfu-
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70362126-bbcnews-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/05b407a5cc.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-09-09T19:01:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

## Caption

RNLI volunteer Neil was targeted with abuse after anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth. 

BBC Verify found social media users had misidentified him as one of his colleagues – and misunderstood why his lifeboat was there.

#Immigration #RNLI #BBCNews

## Stats

- **Views:** 444,846
- **Likes:** 14,705
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 3,167

## Tags

rnli, bbcnews, immigration

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