Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson both shared false claims that the girl was brandishing weapons to defend herself from migrants
Police have issued a warning about spreading misinformation online after Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson wrongly claimed a 12-year-old girl was at risk of being assaulted by migrants.
Footage filmed on Saturday in Dundee shows a young girl confronting a couple, who police say are Bulgarian. In the video, the girl can be seen holding an axe and a knife shouting “get the f*** away from us”.
She has since been charged with possession of an offensive weapon.
Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X and Tesla, shared a post on his platform X about the incident to his 225 million followers. The post claimed the teen had been recorded on camera by “a migrant” and that she and other youngsters in the video were at risk of sexual assault.
Tommy Robinson, a prominent far-right activist whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also posted about the incident his 1.4 million followers on X.
He repeated the unverified allegation that the youngsters were being “filmed by a migrant” and claimed it was “very concerning”.
It is understood that police have not found evidence to support these allegations. No-one else has been arrested or is wanted in connection with the incident.
Chief superintendent Nicola Russell, who is responsible for Police Scotland’s Tayside division, issued a statement on Wednesday.
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