False sex act claim sparks mob attack on innocent man's Glasgow home

Online misinformation of 'sexual act' lead to windows of man's home being smashed

Police Scotland has slammed misinformation circulating online which claimed "a man committed a sexual act at the window of a property" in Glasgow, leading to a crowd gathering and windows of the home being smashed.

False sex act claim sparks mob attack on innocent man's Glasgow home

A Glasgow man was removed from his home for safety after false social media claims sparked a crowd gathering on Yate Street.

Glasgow man forced to flee home wrongly vandalised by mob, police say

MISINFORMATION shared online led to a crowd gathering outside a Glasgow property, where windows were smashed and a man was taken away by officers for his safety ...

Windows smashed during protest after false sex crime claims made online

The crowd gathered outside the house on Yate Street on Wednesday, after social media posts claimed a man committed a sex act at the window