A day after mass shootings in California, a Jan. 22 Instagram post alleged a bomb had just exploded in New York, injuring many people. But the photo shared in the post is from a 2017 pipe bomb explosion, and there is no evidence of a recent bombing.
left at least 11 people dead in Monterey Park, California, two social media posts used an old photo to give the false impression that another attack had just occurred in New York City.. It included an image of a New York street filled with dozens of police officers, firefighters and other first responders, as well as multiple emergency vehicles.
Both posts said that"Facebook banned the video as soon as it was posted," and encouraged followers to go to Telegram to view it by joining the link in their bio. But there is no evidence that any bombing or large-scale attack took place in New York City over the weekend of Jan. 20 to 22. The New York Police Department did not immediately return a request for comment, but there are no statements or press releases
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