TOMMY Robinson has spread disinformation about a stabbing in a Scottish city.
Police Scotland have confirmed that a man has been arrested after a woman was stabbed in Stirling.
The attack happened on Saturday at around 8.20pm. The woman, aged 21, suffered a “non-life threatening” stab injury and was taken to Forth Valley Royal Hospital for treatment.
A 29-year-old man was arrested by police, who described him as white and local to the area – a step not usually taken by police – after false speculation spread on social media about the incident.
Among them was a post by far-right figure Robinson (below), who posted on Twitter/X on Saturday night that an “alleged Muslim” had just been involved in the stabbing of “at least three women” in Stirling.
Alleged MUSLIM STABBED AT LEAST 3 WOMEN IN STIRLING SCOTLAND TONIGHT. They always target women . Will kier starmer talk about this pic.twitter.com/1lPe5NyILA
— Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 (@TRobinsonNewEra) August 3, 2024
He also shared two images, one of which was a screenshot of a Snapchat message which, itself, didn’t mention race or religion. The other was an image posted by a Facebook account called “Tteagan Kkirk” of a man wearing a black hoodie which she claimed had stabbed her sister.
The tweet received over 1 million impressions and has led to further disinformation spread about the incident by other accounts throughout Saturday night and Sunday morning.
The post by Robinson and subsequent spread of false information comes as dozens of arrests were made following scenes of disorder in England and Northern Ireland on Saturday, with police warning that further violence is likely in the coming days.
Multiple towns and cities saw clashes between far-right, anti-immigration demonstrators and counter-protesters, with police officers attacked and injured, and many more arrests promised.
The string of violent incidents over the past few days began on Tuesday in Southport, after three girls were killed in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club. This led to a similar spread of far-right disinformation and a riot that injured 53 police officers.
