'Naive gamer' to IS sympathiser: How US teen Daniel Fischer was radicalised
- How a US teenager went from gamer to convicted extremistAn 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.
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- How a US teenager went from gamer to convicted extremistAn 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.
Sources: Times of India