Crime & Safety
Bristol Police Call Out Fake Online Posts
The phony social media posts describe an attack that didn't happen in an effort to incite violence, police said Tuesday.
BRISTOL BOROUGH, PA — Police in Bristol Borough are calling out fake social media posts they say are spreading false information to incite violence.
In a post Tuesday evening, Bristol police said multiple online platforms are being used to spread the fake posts. One recent one, they said, falsely reports a woman in an nursing uniform being beaten by four men at a convenience store in Bristol.
"This is a FALSE report," police said in the post.
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They said a follow-up post called for violence against the men that supposedly conducted the attack.
"The public is strongly urged to get their news from legitimate professional news sources," police said in the post. "Please confirm any similar type of post before forwarding."
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