There has been a number of school shooting this year, including bomb threats and other terrorist threats. An article from The New York Times titled "After Parkland, a Flood of New Threats, Tips and False Alarms," describes how after school shootings, in particular the shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, there are a number of tips, threats, false alarms and other related incidences occur the following days throughout the week. Police chief Aaron Chapin stated the they "have to treat every situation as if it's real," and that when they are "constantly fielding non-actual threats, at some point there's exhaustion," (Bosman). Fake news like a false threat of a bomb or a school shooting can cause the police department to put a lot of effort and man power into a situation that is not real, and can take away from their efforts in stopping real crime and terrorist activities. The article describes the increases in threats and discusses how most police handle these situations. One situation that is described is about a high school student who stated anonymously online that a high school was not safe and that he would personally shoot up the school. The "boy who police say wrote the Twitter post was arrested and charged as a juvenile with making terroristic threats," (Bosman). This is an example of how fake news can cause fear and panic in a city or society, and can have tremendous consequences even if it was a joke or prank. [1 image, 1 like, 2 quotations, 249 words].
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