And that's what the women of social media are doing. Janelle Shoihet said the intent was to alleviate some of the "social media frenzy." "We are here in order to take your concerns and investigate, but sharing them on social media is not the means by which to do that because we cannot take recourse on social media," Shoihet said. In the past, similar social media warnings have been determined to be hoaxes. MacDougall described the RCMP's response to recent rumours as a "missed opportunity" to talk about the prevalence of sexualized violence in the community and offer support to survivors.

Source: CBC News February 09, 2021 03:22 UTC