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The Guardian - UK
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Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent

‘We didn’t take Elon Musk’s bait’: community spirit shines on in Dundee’s Lochee despite billionaire’s comments

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Heather Henry stands in frint of a mural that reads: Love from Lochee
Heather Henry, from events charity organisation Love Lochee, dismissed Musk in a word: ‘Clickbait.’ Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

The old mill chimney stack still towers over the high street in Lochee, a Dundee neighbourhood once world renowned for its jute industry.

This “village within a city”, as locals describe it, came to global attention again last month when Elon Musk amplified anti-immigrant misinformation about an incident allegedly involving a 12-year-old girl who was charged with being in possession of offensive weapons.

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