Greetings all
Well… the past day or so has been interesting to say the least … as the
Naugatuck Police Departments PIO (Public Information Officer) my phone
has been “blowing up” as I have received calls from citizens, news
outlets and even co-workers regarding a completely false news story that
has circulated …
A news source called “usanews1.club” circulated a headline of “MOTHER KILLED THREE CHILDREN IN NAUGATUCK” ….
… I have to ask …. What happened to good ole’ fashion fake
news??? … You know, the harmless stuff – like Presidential elections …
stuff like; “(Insert name here) would make a better president because
he/she eats peanut butter on prime rib every –other Wednesday night
under a pink sky” …
This “fake News” story is apparently linked to a
computer virus … as some people have advised that when they clicked
onto the news feed it leads them briefly to a gruesome but fabricated
murder tale , that then turns to a dialog box that informs you that your
computer / smartphone / tablet, Etc… has a virus and that for a small
fee – the same swindlers that brought you to the story will fix it up
for you … SO PLEASE …. PLEASE DON’T FALL FOR IT!!!
Okay …. So lets review;
1) THERE WAS NO MURDER THAT OCCRED IN NAUGATUCK - NO MOTHER KILLED HER
CHILDREN – AND NO CHILDREN WERE KILLED BY THEIR MOTHER …. “NO” –
“MURDER”!!
2) IF YOU CLICK ON THE FAKE NEWS STORY ABOUT THE MURDER
THAT DIDN’T HAPPEN … YOUR COMPUTER WILL LIKELY GET A VIRUS …. CAUSING IT
NOT TO BE ABLE TO GET ANY MORE FAKE NEWS STORIES …..
3) FINALLY - THERE WAS NO MURDER OF CHILDREN IN NAUGATUCK BY THEIR MOTHER …..
Thank you everyone – and have a great Wednesday!!
- Lt. Bryan Cammarata
Naugatuck Police Department PIO