Munich Cops Spread False Information in Tweets

On Friday evening, as a lone gunman opened fire outside of fast food restaurant in Munich, the Twitter feed of the city’s police department went into overdrive, sending out a stream of pleas and warnings in several languages, among them French, English and Turkish. “There has been gunfire – the Situation is unclear,” its office of public affairs wrote at 9:02 pm. “The suspects are still on the run,” it added eight minutes later. “Please avoid public places.