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  • Fact Check: 'Homicide Suspects On The Run' Posts Naming 'Shaila Bradshaw' And 'Tyler Chapman' Are Bait & Switch Scams

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    Are two homicide suspects named Shaila Bradshaw and Tyler Chapman on the run for the killing of 8-month-old Marquel Smith as of March 24, 2025? No, that's not true: The posts are fake, part of a bait-and-switch scam aimed at luring social media users to ads designed to harvest personal and financial information. These posts use mugshots taken from posts…

    • Mar 24, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: 'Homicide Suspects On The Run' Posts Naming 'Shaila Bradshaw' And 'Tyler Chapman' Are Bait & Switch Scams Bait & Switch
  • Fact Check: FAKE 'Santos Chylice' Facebook Warning About Homicide Of Baby 'Gonzalez Cassandra' in Holly Hill -- Part Of Scam

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    Is a "Homicide Bureau" searching for "Santos Chylice" over "the death of 8-month-old baby Gonzalez Cassandra" in Holly Hill? No, that's not true: Facebook posts calling on readers to be on the lookout for her used the mugshot of someone listed on the internet as being arrested on drug charges. The posts are part of a common social media scam…

    • Mar 21, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: FAKE 'Santos Chylice' Facebook Warning About Homicide Of Baby 'Gonzalez Cassandra' in Holly Hill -- Part Of Scam Bait & Switch
  • Fact Check: FAKE 'Russell Robinson' And 'Dycorrian Wayne Lofton' Facebook Warnings About 18-Year-Old Knocking On Doors, Stabbing -- Part Of Scam

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    Are people in various communities in the United States and England being warned about an 18-year-old known as Russell Robinson or Dycorrian Wayne Lofton knocking on doors and attacking people after he gains their trust? No, that's not true: Facebook posts calling on readers to be vigilant and lock their doors used mugshots of unrelated people. The posts are part…

    • Mar 20, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: FAKE 'Russell Robinson' And 'Dycorrian Wayne Lofton' Facebook Warnings About 18-Year-Old Knocking On Doors, Stabbing -- Part Of Scam Bait & Switch
  • Fact Check: FAKE 'Tyler Chapman' And 'Shaila Bradshaw' Facebook Warning About Homicide Of Baby 'Marquel Smith' In Kansas And Other Places -- Part Of Scam

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    Is a "Homicide Bureau" searching for "Tyler Chapman" and "Shaila Bradshaw" over "the death of eight-month-old Marquel Smith"? No, that's not true: Facebook posts calling on readers to be on the lookout for them in various locations used mugshots of unrelated people. The posts are part of a common social media scam that tricks people into liking or sharing a…

    • Mar 19, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: FAKE 'Tyler Chapman' And 'Shaila Bradshaw' Facebook Warning About Homicide Of Baby 'Marquel Smith' In Kansas And Other Places -- Part Of Scam Bait & Switch
  • Fact Check: Social Media SCAM Posts Falsely Warn Tattooed Man Called 'Talavera, Benjamin' Stabbed Two People To Death

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    Is there a legitimate warning circulating about a man named "Talavera, Benjamin" on the run and charged with stabbing to death someone's two Caseyville, IL neighbors, two Pensacola, FL neighbors, two Portage, IN neighbors? No, that's not true: Despite what viral social media posts say, the person in the photos is not named Talavera or Benjamin and is not wanted…

    • Mar 18, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Social Media SCAM Posts Falsely Warn Tattooed Man Called 'Talavera, Benjamin' Stabbed Two People To Death Bait & Switch
  • Fact Check: FAKE Alerts About 'XAVIER, ALVARO' On The Run After Stabbings In The United States Use Mugshot Of A UK Jail Inmate

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    Do posts alerting different communities in the U.S. that "Xavier, Alvaro" is on the run after "stabbing both my neighbors to death" describe a real manhunt and real crimes? No, that's not true: The posts mislead, using a mugshot of a man with a different name who had already been jailed on another continent two months before the "alert" started…

    • Mar 18, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: FAKE Alerts About 'XAVIER, ALVARO'  On The Run After Stabbings In The United States Use Mugshot Of A UK Jail Inmate Bait & Switch
  • Fact Check: FAKE 'Homicide Bureau' Warning About 'Megan Brown' and 'Jose Alex Ramirez' -- It's Scam Bait

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    Did posts on social media show an authentic warning from "the Homicide Bureau" searching for suspects named "Megan Brown" and "Jose Alex Ramirez", wanted in connection with the death of a baby named "Yolanda Clinton"? No, that's not true: The identically worded entries were shared in local groups on Facebook across different, unrelated jurisdictions, but no credible media organization reported…

    • Mar 17, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: FAKE 'Homicide Bureau' Warning About 'Megan Brown' and 'Jose Alex Ramirez' -- It's Scam Bait Bait & Switch
  • Fact Check: Viral Posts About 'Amy Sharp' And Baby 'Courtney Chatfield' Are Part Of Social Media Scam

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    Is there a legitimate warning circulating about a girl named "Amy Sharp" allegedly on the run and charged with the murder of a baby named "Courtney Chatfield"? No, that's not true: Despite what viral social media posts say, the girl is not on the run in various locations and she was not charged with murder. The posts are part of…

    • Mar 14, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Viral Posts About 'Amy Sharp' And Baby 'Courtney Chatfield' Are Part Of Social Media Scam Bait & Switch
  • Fact Check: Viral Posts About 'Monico Orona', 'Ryan Tyler' And 'Chloe Tyler' Are Part Of Social Media Scam

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    Is a viral Facebook post legitimately warning people about an "18 year old boy known as MONICO ORONA" who supposedly stabbed "Ryan Tyler" and "Chloe Tyler" to death? No, that's not true: There are dozens of such posts going around, all mentioning different locations, and the mugshot used in the posts actually shows a man with a different name who…

    • Mar 14, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Viral Posts About 'Monico Orona', 'Ryan Tyler' And 'Chloe Tyler'  Are Part Of Social Media Scam Scam Alert
  • Fact Check: Scam Posts Warn Against Woman Going Around Neighborhoods Stealing Packages -- Not Legitimate, Don't Share

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    Is a warning about a woman "going around neighborhoods" and "stealing packages" legitimate and does sharing a viral message on Facebook help expose and hold her accountable? No, that's not true: The recent viral warnings use images that appear to be several years old. The posts are part of a common social media scam that tricks people into liking or…

    • Mar 13, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Scam Posts Warn Against Woman Going Around Neighborhoods Stealing Packages -- Not Legitimate, Don't Share Bait & Switch
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