Crime Warnings
Written by: Emery Winter
Nov. 2, 2025
Social media posts framed as a "police warning" directed towards women were vague chain messages ...
Written by: Emery Winter
Oct. 2, 2025
A warning spread through social media posts incorrectly describes how burundanga, a drug often u ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Sept. 7, 2025
An urban legend Snopes first debunked in 2000 recently resurfaced.
Written by: Joey Esposito
Jan. 20, 2025
The widespread internet rumor has been frightening readers since the late '90s.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 4, 2024
The Facebook posts aimed to grab readers' attention to help the scam work.
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Sept. 19, 2024
Homemade bombs made of aluminum foil and popular drain cleaner Drano have posed a threat to publ ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 27, 2010
A viral alert warns about neighborhood residents finding unexploded Drano "bottle bombs" in thei ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Jan. 27, 2017
Dozens of news outlets reported on a purported scam wherein fraudsters supposedly falsify charge ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
March 1, 2000
Horribly spelled warnings about homicidal teens playing "spunkball" began turning up on the inte ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 27, 2009
Criminals in Omaha are distracting drivers with decoys and notes left on windshields?
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 2, 2019
Awareness of one's surroundings is always good, but scarelore can also lead to unwarranted fears.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 28, 2018
Not every unsolicited communication is an attempt to target victims for sex trafficking rings.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 27, 2016
Although concealing boxes for big-ticket items is never a bad idea, no evidence suggests that fl ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 21, 2016
No, carjackers are not lying in wait to steal your license plates before stealing your car.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Dec. 19, 2016
Some social media users may have been too young to get a somewhat obvious joke about "bandits" a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 7, 2016
Information about 'purple paint' trespass warning laws in some states is often shared under misl ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
Aug. 8, 2016
Darboy, Wisconsin, is the latest location where human traffickers are purportedly engaging in co ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 22, 2016
A man was tragically killed in a wrong way crash near Knoxville, but police say there's no indic ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 20, 2016
Another rumor about human traffickers has been spread on Facebook, this one involving lures of f ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
July 11, 2016
Police in Rochester, Minnesota, say no reports were received of attempted kidnappings during a f ...
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