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Sharing False Information |
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Sharing false information is when someone creates or shares information that they know is false and they're distributing it to cause serious harm. The false information could be sent to you or to a group of people, like a Facebook or WhatsApp group, it could be posted on a social media app or forum, or printed on a poster or flyer. It could include things like someone: posting a video or a message to a social media group that could cause unrest or violence in a community putting up a false message about you on a noticeboard at school, college or work that's intended to cause you serious harm; for example, the false message could say you’ve committed a crime when they know you haven’t False information can sometimes be called 'fake news', 'misinformation' or 'disinformation'. The thing that makes sharing false information a crime is if someone knows that the information they're creating or sharing is false and they're sharing it with the intention to cause serious physical or mental harm. Even if it only happens once, it's still a crime. You might not be sure who sent the false information or what they intended when they sent it. That doesn’t matter, you can still report it to us and we’ll decide how to follow up on the details you give us. Is it an emergency?
Call 999 now in emergency situations like these: there is an immediate danger to life someone is using violence or is threatening to be violent If you’ve pre-registered with the emergencySMS service, use our textphone service 18000 or text us on 999. Call 999 BSL to use a British Sign Language interpreter.
Before you reportYou don't need to gather 'evidence' like screenshots, text messages, videos or photos before you report to us. All you need to do when you report is tell us what happened. If you can collect any screenshots, text messages, videos or photos, details like these can be useful to us: If you were online: sender's name username user ID which platform, app, social media site, or online space you were using when it happened details of what was sent, written, or spoken in a voice note or video If you were offline: what was said to you any physical evidence, like a letter, written note or a printed image where it happened when it happened Ways to reportYou can report these crimes online. Your report will be sent direct to our control room where it will be reviewed by the same team who answer our calls. | ||
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