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A recent Facebook post painted an alarming picture: an armed serial killer on the loose endangering residents of a north

This is a hoax. Police in Monroe, Louisiana, said the reports of a serial killer on the loose are not true. The photo included in the post did not show a man named Jaden Williams. It showed Shannon Atkins, who was arrested Jan.

24 in West Palm Beach, Florida, after making violent threats on social media against President Donald Trump. The Better Business Bureau warns people against these kinds of bait-and-switch scams. The social media posts initially warn of criminal activity in an area, but once shared, scammers change the posts to deceptive ads for rental properties, for example.A recent Facebook post painted an alarming picture: an armed serial killer on the loose endangering residents of a northern Louisiana city.showed a screenshot of another Facebook post from a Monroe, Louisiana, rental and housing group that claimed the serial killer was targeting people in that community. It included a photo of the supposed suspect. "Warning: Alert! Please lock your doors properly and stay vigilant. A Dangerous Serial Killer Jaden Williams is breaking into people’s houses and murdering them in cold blood here in #monroe," the post read."Warn others! He has many counts for child abduction. He is also going around preying on elderly people, spray painting and vandalizing parked vehicles. He ruthless and very dangerous. Jaden is armed so if you see him please do not approach just call the police. Let’s bump this post and help warn others."This post was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. and plans to keep getting a take of every lawsuit in the future.” After the inauguration, Meta forced users to follow President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Second lady Usha Vance “will have her citizenship revoked if Trump signs his executive order banning birthright citizenship.” The Los Angeles Police Department is “looking for three ‘persons of interest’ all tied to a MAGA website who were spotted at the source of all three major LA fires.” “1,500 IRS agents have submitted letters of resignation after Trump announced he would put 90,000 superfluous IRS personnel on border patrol.” Photo shows Black Hawk helicopter pilot in fatal crash worked for years with President Joe Biden at the White House. A Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump was “killed when she used her 2A rights with a shotgun while being served for eviction.” “Donald Trump is reportedly furious with Elon Musk for convincing him to push out the head of the FAA because Musk was mad SpaceX got fined last September by the FAA for license violations.” “ICE just announced it is pausing the hotline where people can call to report undocumented immigrants because 90% of the calls are from people reporting Elon Musk.”

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