Gardaí have appealed to the public to verify information on social media and messaging apps following an incident at a school in Dublin.
Numerous far right accounts have spread misinformation about the incident over the past two days, saying it involved an adult migrant with a knife.
In a statement, gardaí said all those involved in this incident are school students and Irish nationals.
It said the incident was contained within the school and did not involve an adult male.
Local Gardaí are liaising with the management of a secondary school in the area in relation to this incident.
Gardaí also said they have sought the advice of the Director of the Garda Youth Diversion Programme.
The statement continued: “An Garda Síochána is very conscious of the volume of misinformation and fake news in circulation regarding this incident – particularly on social media and direct messaging platforms.
“An Garda Síochána appeal to all members of the public and the media to independently verify any information published on social media and/or messaging apps.”
