A bogus tweet claiming East Ayrshire schools will be closed has been rubbished by the council.
The fake message alleges that all schools in the region will be closed due to strike action from Monday, September 5 to Thursday, September 8.
The bogus message reads: "All schools, will be shut from Monday, September 5 to Thursday 8 due to industrial issues in the area of Kilmarnock, Stewarton, Kilmaurs, Dunlop and Galston... Sorry for and inconveniences this has caused."