Out Of Control
Daily Record|June 3, 2020
Murray says attacks are as bad as during IndyRef
Chris McCall
Out Of Control

A Labour MP who’s the victim of a fake picture campaign believes the coronavirus pandemic has provoked levels of online abuse not seen since the 2014 independence referendum.

Ian Murray spoke out after a fake picture of him standing in front of a Loyalist flag was shared hundreds of times on Facebook last weekend.

The Edinburgh South MP told the Record: “This happens regularly. People on Facebook are putting out false stories and false pictures to try to cause a bit of hassle.

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