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Police warn against protest misinformation amid Glasgow disorder

Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA
Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA

Disturbances linked to false claims spread online by bad actors ‘tapping into fears within the community’

Scottish police have warned people to factcheck online claims before going to protests, after crowds gathered outside two homes in Glasgow this week, in one case as a result of mistaken identity.

Police Scotland said that several nights of disorder in Scotland’s biggest city had “clearly been orchestrated by individuals who are not from Glasgow”.

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