From LINKS Community Center
During the events, rumors are spread on social media, causing panic in the city, several people are injured. The police received 71 reports of alleged gunshots. Via the platform Periscope, users connect live from the crime scene to the Internet. This gives rise to speculation and false reports. The number of tweets on Twitter was increasing enormously.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://links.communitycenter.eu/index.php/Attack_at_the_OEZ_in_Munich_2016