Elon Musk spreading ‘misinformation’ on Dundee girl weapon incident – Swinney

The first minister of Scotland accused Elon Musk of spreading “wrong information öz after an incident in which a girl was accused of having aggressive weapons in Dundee.

John Swinney said the world’s richest man is trying to “weaken” the social “harmony”, which he said in the Scottish communities, “completely and completely unacceptable”.

He said it was used to “stop fear and alarm” throughout the country.

Apparently, the images of a young girl who branded the weapons were widely shared on social media and the publications gained millions of views.

Bay Musk, a billionaire owner of X, the former twitter, shared a few tasks on the site, including the alleged immigrant status of people allegedly encountered.

Extreme right -wing activist Tommy Robinson, who was previously sentenced to the court for disrespect, made allegations about the incident shared by Mr. Musk.

It seems that the incident occurred on Saturday at around 19.40 at the St Ann Lane in the Lochee area of ​​the city.

Speaking to the PA News Agency in Glasgow, the first minister of Scotland said it was a limit to what they can say about “wrong information” to prevent the prejudice of the case.

“But it is very important,” he said, “The police issued a warning about the deliberate false information used to give fear and alarm in our communities.

Orum I’m worried about this, and everyone should be worried about it because we live in a safer country today than it is 40 years ago.

“All recorded data told us at the beginning of this week – we live in a safer country than 40 years ago.

“But people like Elon Musk are trying to weaken this sense of harmony in our communities with misinformation that is stocked about this case, and the police is absolutely unacceptable and the police is absolutely right to call Scotland.”

Police Nicola Nicola Russell made a statement on Wednesday.

He said: “On Saturday, August 23, 2025, we are aware that the young people in St Ann Lane in Dundee were shared on social media about an incident in which a couple approached.

“A 12 -year -old girl is accused of having aggressive weapons.

“We would like to thank the local community for their assistance for our investigation, and we urge the people not to share the wrong information about this incident or to speculate about conditions.”

Mr. Musk had previously caught the anger of another first minister, and in January he accused him of “exacerbating racial tensions, Humza Yousaf, former SNP leader.

Previously, US President Donald Trump’s closest aid before falling, the businessman constantly entered Scottish and British politics and clashed with Mr. Yousaf several times.

The Tesla owner once called Mr. Yousaf last year as “super racist ve during one of his online arguments, and the former first minister dare to sue him.