In March 2018, Robinson attended court in support of Mark Meechan, who had been charged for a hate crime after posting footage online of a dog performing Nazi salutes in response to the phrases "gas the Jews" and "Sieg Heil". Meechan was found guilty because the video was "antisemitic and racist in nature" and was aggravated by religious prejudice. [67] Meechan said that the video was taken out of context and was a joke to annoy his girlfriend. [68]

Far-right activist Tommy Robinson removes videos after legal threat". CNN International. 30 November 2018 . Retrieved 30 November 2018. Far-right anti-Muslim network on rise globally as Breivik trial opens". The Guardian. 14 April 2012.a b Bradley, Jane; Schwirtz, Michael (23 April 2021). "U.K. Far Right, Lifted by Trump, Now Turns to Russia". New York Times. Vol.170, no.59038. pp.A1, A10. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 24 April 2021.

The court later wrongly stated that Robinson had been sentenced to three months' imprisonment, suspended for 18 months and entered that incorrect result in the court records. In law, he had been committed to prison for a period of three months but suspended that committal for eighteen months. That technical error, the distinction between committed to prison and sentenced to imprisonment was identified and corrected by the Court of Appeal. [139] The incorrect result was reported in the press. [137] [140] Luton parade protesters 'were members of extremist group' ". The Daily Telegraph. London, UK. 12 March 2009. Archived from the original on 15 March 2009.Rahim, Zamira (5 April 2019). "Tommy Robinson banned by Snapchat". The Independent . Retrieved 26 April 2019. A journey into discovering who Tommy Robinson is will not be a comfortable one. In polite society the only choice is to declare him as absolutely evil if you want an easy life and some career prospects. Even just to defend his right to speak, not be physically assaulted, or to listen to his words at face value could land you in all sorts of trouble. An online petition for his release had more than 500,000 signatures. [155] The anti-fascist advocacy group Hope not Hate said its analysis showed that 68.1% of the signatures were from the UK, with 9.7% from Australia, and the remaining 9.3% from the US, Canada, Germany, France, New Zealand, Netherlands, Sweden and Ireland combined. [156] a b c Dearden, Lizzie (25 May 2018). "Tommy Robinson arrested for 'breaching the peace' outside court during grooming trial". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018 . Retrieved 25 May 2018. Judge Heather Norton handed him a three months imprisonment in May last year but suspended it for 18 months on the condition he did not commit further offences. […] "It is about preserving the integrity of the jury to continue without people being intimidated or being affected by irresponsible and inaccurate 'reporting', if that's what it was."