Quroum Beg, a 43-year-old father of three from Glasgow, has been subjected to death threats after a video clip shared by far-right agitator Tommy Robinson falsely accused him of filming children in a park. Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, later apologized and deleted the post, but Beg insists the damage has already been done.
How the incident unfolded
The incident began on Sunday at around 9:15 pm in Richmond Park in the Oaklands area of Glasgow. A group of individuals, some dressed in black and wearing balaclavas, arrived at the park as part of anti-immigration protests. Beg, who was at the park with his children, noticed the crowd and quickly took his children back to their nearby flat. Concerned about his car parked near the park entrance, he returned to move it.
As he approached his vehicle, protesters began shouting at him. Beg responded by calling out their racism. He told reporters: "Something came over me. All the families left the park. People were scared and at that point, I felt like I'd just speak out." Video footage recorded by Beg shows police officers telling him he was "antagonising" the crowd, while protesters can be heard shouting that he had an "attitude."
The viral clip and false accusations
After police advised him to leave, Beg moved to the other side of the park near the swings. The viral clip begins at this point, showing Beg sitting on a swing in a white T-shirt with his phone in his hands. The group followed him, shouting "Why are you filming kids?" and "Get him out." Police then escorted Beg out of the park as the crowd continued to shout, with one man heard yelling "He's trying to ruin it" and another screaming "Fuck your Sharia law."
Robinson shared the clip with his two million followers on X (formerly Twitter), writing: "Another invader hanging around a park filming children. Glasgow again too!" The post was viewed hundreds of thousands of times before Robinson deleted it and issued an apology. However, he added: "That does not negate all the other many instances of freshie migrants taking over parks and filming children."
Death threats and community backlash
The false accusation led to Beg receiving death threats and fearing for his safety. He said people even suggested he should have been "skinned." Police Scotland have confirmed that the claim Beg was filming children is "completely inaccurate." The force had previously warned about misinformation following similar incidents in Glasgow's Cranhill and Castlemilk areas.
The clip was also shared on Facebook by the group Unite the Clans Scotland, amassing over 210,000 views. The group urged people to take to the streets to protest against immigration, posting: "Another invader in a park recording children! When does this end? Millions must go!" As of writing, the group has not issued a retraction.
Beg's response and wider concerns
Beg said he felt overwhelmed but decided to speak out to counter the false narrative. "Seeing how easily a false thing can then be seen as proof," he explained. "My wee voice out there saying no, this is what happened. It is a difficult thing because you just get hounded on. If somebody has got a big voice out there, their version gets heard."
He expressed concern that the incident could haunt him in the future, affecting job interviews or housing applications. "Stuff online stays there, so those wee clips right - I saw one and someone had mirrored it and put it in Spanish. How am I even going to challenge that? It's literally worldwide right now."
Police and community support
Police have advised Beg on his safety. The local community has rallied around him, with multiple residents stopping to congratulate him for standing up against the false narrative. One couple walking their dog called the situation "ridiculous," while another said: "It's disgusting what's happened to him."
Beg insists that the authorities must take the threat of misinformation seriously. "People are turning up to the wrong house, the wrong people, the wrong situation, and somebody will get hurt," he warned. "The wrong person will get attacked, and I feel like the authorities need to now just take this threat seriously right now, because a wee tweet, even from them, or a retweet from the people in power, won't be enough right now. It is dangerous."
