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Nov 8, 2022 · An identical image has been used in various local Facebook groups alongside the claim that it shows the user's missing uncle. Police say it's a scam.
Dec 21, 2023 · Did "Mr. Luke Jones," purportedly a man with dementia, drive away from his home and fail to return, triggering the activation of a silver alert? No, that's not true: No elderly man named Luke Jones is missing at the time of writing. This story is a part of a scam formula that begins with a ruse to entice people to share a post.
Nov 3, 2022 · "There is a silver alert activated as well. Please help us get him home safely and quickly as well as their dog Brandi," the post continues, referencing the public notification system commonly...
Nov 11, 2022 · 11 November 2022. What was claimed. Help is being sought in finding missing pensioner Robert Spall who has dementia. Our verdict. False. The man named in the posts is not the one pictured and has already been located.
Mar 14, 2023 · Fortunately experts at Full Fact have flagged that the posts are a scam so people know. They've also tracked down the original picture, which shows the man is not called Martin Jones, nor does he have dementia.
Mar 10, 2023 · #Bristol. My uncle Mr Martin Jones aged 79 drove out yesterday with our dog Baxter and he hasn't returned. He doesn’t know where he’s going, he has dementia. There is a silver alert activated on him. Please help me bump this post so I can get him home safely.”
Nov 29, 2022 · Published: Nov. 28, 2022 at 7:09 PM PST. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - AARP Alabama is warning of a post urging people to flood their Facebook feeds to find a fake missing person. It has been shared...
