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Police Mathapelo Peters said these messages spread unnecessary panic among the communities.
JOHANNESBURG – Police are warning people not to spread false information about human trafficking and kidnappings.
A video clip has gone viral on social media, where a man desperately claims he witnessed the kidnapping of a woman at gunpoint in Midrand. However, it turns out that the woman and his six-year-old son were not harmed.
In another incident, an Afrikaans woman claimed that a child was abducted from a shop in Britain and that similar crimes had been committed across the country.
Police said this also turned out to be a false message.
Mathapelo Peters of the police said these messages spread unnecessary panic among communities.
“In some cases that are not necessarily on social media, some members of the public have turned to the mainstream media with reports of human trafficking and kidnapping and claim to know the victims or have witnessed incidents personally. However, when the police are approaching to determine incidents or police stations for the purpose of further investigation, those same people cannot provide such detail. “
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