Police in Timmins are warning the public about sharing misinformation online after finding a fake social media post about a missing teen.
A post made in the ‘Timmins Buy n Sell’ Facebook group just before noon Tuesday by the page Hailey Montana is being called out as being fake by police.
It has 12 reactions and 26 shares as of 4 p.m.
Along with two grainy photos of what appears to be a young female, the post claims “Authorities in Timmins are searching for a missing teen, the daughter of a police officer.”
It claims she has been missing since Thursday and asks people to share the post to help reunite her with her family.
“FAKE POST – This post appeared on the Timmins Buy and Sell,” Timmins Police Service said on social media a few hours later in response.
“This person has not been reported missing to the Timmins Police Service.”
FULL STORY: https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/timmins-police-warn-of-fake-missing-person-post-on-social-media-1.6922432
