Don't Believe These Fake News Stories About The Ariana Grande Concert Attack
Fake news swept across the internet in the aftermath of a deadly explosion at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, on Monday night.
An attacker killed 22 people and injured dozens more, police say. Many used social media to offer and appeal for help, others used it as an opportunity to troll and put out false information.
Reports that a gunman was on the loose at a nearby hospital, that Grande had been injured in the blast and that she had immediately retired from music all circulated within hours of the explosion which British police are treating as a terrorist incident.
Here’s a round up of the fake news stories to watch out for so far:
Fake News! This is NOT Ariana Grande in Manchester. It's from a filmset in 2015. Stay safe! pic.twitter.com/FhoqSISO4e
— Julian Paul (@bildschirmspiel) May 22, 2017
Royal Oldham IS on lockdown.
— Nicola (@SarcasticoRosso) May 22, 2017
EVERYONE PLEASE RETWEET THIS HELP ME!
THIS MY LITTLE BROTHER FRANK WE WENT TO THE CONCERT TONIGHT IN #Manchester & NOW WE CANT FIND HIM PLS pic.twitter.com/ucQL6xUZWC— Kylie Manser (@KylieManser1) May 23, 2017
ariana never have said she'll end her career. Instead of spreading fake news, can you just pray for everyone?! no words
— clevéjan ♡ (@zacharybgrande) May 23, 2017
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