![]() Thank you for supporting our journalism. You can subscribe to our print edition, ad-free app or electronic newspaper replica here. Brandon Police Service, July 27, Facebook post.Council Bluffs Police Department, July 29, Twitter post.Facebook search for “man going door to door,” accessed Aug.USA TODAY, July 19, Fact check: Image shows baby kidnapped in Philippines in 2016, not any recent US incident.2, Fact check: Newborn abandoned in Mesa, Arizona, sparks string of false claims in other cities Several police departments said these claims are a hoax, and there are no credible news reports to show the claims are true. Our rating: Falseīased on our research, we rate FALSE the claim that a dangerous man is going door-to-door in various cities asking for money. In addition, USA TODAY found no credible reports from news organizations that a man matching this description was reported in connection with any suspicious activity. įact check: Newborn abandoned in Mesa, Arizona, sparks string of false claims in other cities And in an emailed statement to USA TODAY, Amber Baggs, the media relations director for the San Diego County Sherriff’s Department, said the same. The Lake Ozark Police Department also posted on Facebook that the department had not found any information confirming the legitimacy of the post. “THE FACEBOOK POST IN THIS SCREENSHOT IS NOT TRUE! … If something like this were true, you would be able to learn this information from local police, and local media sources,” Brandon Police Service said in a Facebook post. At this time, we have no reason to believe that this is a legitimate threat,” the Council Bluffs Police Department said in a Twitter post. This is the latest iteration of a social media phenomenon in which users post that the same noteworthy event is occurring in several places across the country. USA TODAY has debunked other examples, including the claim that someone abandoned a baby on a doorstep and a woman stole a baby from a hospital.Īfter the man-with-a-knife posts started surfacing, some police departments debunked the hoax on social media. USA TODAY reached out to several social media users who shared the posts for comment.įollow us on Facebook! Like our page to get updates throughout the day on our latest debunks Several police departments confirm there is no truth to these posts USA TODAY found no credible reports of a man matching this description wanted by police in any of the areas mentioned. Police departments from several of the cities where the hoax surfaced released public statements or told USA TODAY there is no truth to these claims. The posts have accumulated hundreds of shares. The caption says the man has an accent, is wielding a knife, previously attacked three teens and is wanted by police. The photo attached to each of the posts shows a man with a beard walking down a street in a red and grey zip-up jacket and tan shorts. They claim a dangerous man is going door-to-door asking for money.Įach caption is nearly identical, except for the name of the city where the man purportedly is: Melbourne, Florida Franklin County, Missouri Charleston, South Carolina and Springfield, Massachusetts. ![]() More than 20 versions of the same basic claim have been circulating in an array of Facebook groups. Watch Video: Florida teens accused of 'keyless car theft' social media trend The claim: A dangerous man is going door-to-door in various cities asking for money ![]()
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