GLASGOW City Council has hit out at the “unacceptable” spreading of misinformation online that is “damaging” local communities following false claims that a care home was being turned into asylum accommodation.

The warning from the local authority comes after a post on social media gathered hundreds of interactions after it claimed that the Allander Court care home in Possilpark had been refurbished “for asylum seekers and illegal immigrants”.

The post also called for people to gather at the care home for a protest on Saturday.

However, the council has stated that the claims made online are “absolutely not true”.

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The local authority has reiterated that a planning application lodged for the site is for additional bedrooms, an improved entrance lobby, and extra car parking spaces.

It added that there are no plans for change of use for the building.

Additional information supplied with the planning application states that the “objective of the proposal is to increase capacity within an existing operational care home”.

It added that the plans will “simultaneously” upgrade the quality of accommodation and bring the facility into “closer alignment with contemporary care standards and care inspectorate expectations”.

In a post online, a spokesperson for Glasgow City Council urged people to rely on “reputable sources” for information.

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