Fake news is circulating on WhatsApp. According to the Rhineland-Palatinate police, false missing person reports are spreading in Messenger. The police warn against sharing them.
WhatsApp is also often used to spread fake news. (Source: rafapress/depositphotos.com)
If you receive a message on WhatsApp that talks about a 5-year-old named “Julie” who has been missing in Bellheim for four days, you should not share it. According to the Rhineland-Palatinate police, this is a false report.
A similar text has been shared on Facebook for weeks, but with different locations. The content is fictitious. According to the police, the allegedly kidnapped girl does not exist.
Die Police Rhineland Palatinate asks not to share speculative information on social networks, but to always trust only news from safe sources. There are now several ways on WhatsApp to have the truthfulness of a message checked by fact checkers.
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