Viral Facebook posts claiming a young boy was found alone at night by a police officer in either Hereford or<\/p>\n\n\n\n
King\u2019s Lynn have been confirmed as false.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The posts, shared in large community groups, include images of a bruised child and claim he was rescued by<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDeputy Tyler Cooper.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They urge people to \u201cflood feeds\u201d to help find the child\u2019s family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, West Mercia Police confirmed no such incident occurred in Hereford and that no officer named Tyler Cooper exists on their force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Norfolk Constabulary also confirmed the story did not happen in King\u2019s Lynn and that the rank of \u201cdeputy\u201d isn\u2019t used in their organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These are hoax posts\u2014a troubling trend on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They often exploit emotional triggers, then later get edited to promote scams, like cashback websites or real estate ads. To avoid being misled:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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