‘Brutal Shooting’ Fake-News Posts Link to Scam Websites
written by Brett M. Christensen May 16, 2017
Danger Fake News
Fake-news posts claiming that a brutal shooting has occurred in a specified location are currently appearing on Facebook.
The posts look like this:
The location of the supposed shootings varies in different versions of the post as do the images and description. The fake posts use crime scene images stolen from legitimate news sites and include descriptions of real crimes.
However, the posts do not open genuine news reports about the crimes described. Instead, if you click on a post you will be taken to a scam website that claims you must share on Facebook to unlock the content.
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