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  • A series of Facebook posts which say a man “claiming to be homeless” is attacking residents living in various locations in England are fake. The posts appear in local buy and sell Facebook groups. One such post, published on a group for those living in Middlesbrough, says: “The public around #middlesbrough is being warned to be alert and vigilant. This man goes around knocking on peoples' doors claiming to be homeless ,seeking help and then he attacks you. He's on the run and is very dangerous!! “On Friday, he attacked a 38-year-old single mom with a knife leaving her struggling for her life. Known as Jahree Daiquan William (21), also stole a vehicle from an 88-year-old woman under the guise of helping her offload groceries from her car. If you see him please call the police and be careful. Warn others [sic]!!!” Other posts, published in groups for Oldham and Brooklands in Greater Manchester use wording that is identical except for the change of location. However, the details in the post are fake. No such incidents have been reported by Cleveland Police, which covers the Middlesbrough area, or by Greater Manchester Police whose territory includes both Oldham and Brooklands. A man named Jahree Daiquan Williams who matches the photograph used in the posts was arrested earlier this month following a fatal shooting in the US state of Alabama. He is currently in custody and facing homicide charges. We regularly fact check hoax posts in Facebook groups, such as reports of missing children, elderly relatives or pets. We have seen instances in which these sorts of posts are edited later to offer cheap housing, links to surveys or other freebies, with comments often disabled so other social media users are unable to identify the posts as a hoax. Hoaxes can damage people’s trust in local community news, because groups can become overwhelmed with false information. As a result, genuine posts may be ignored or dismissed as false. We have written to Meta expressing these concerns and asking the company to take stronger action in response to this problem. We also have a guide with seven ways to spot if a Facebook post you’ve seen may be a hoax.
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