Cops: Anyone Posting Malicious, False Information about School Shooting Will be Prosecuted

By Christine Roberts, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Cops: Anyone Posting Malicious, False Information about School Shooting Will be Prosecuted

December 17, 2012 Updated Dec 17, 2012 at 11:01 AM PDT

Connecticut officials cautioned against the spread of false information on social media sites in the wake of Friday’s massacre.

Anyone who posts fake material about the rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School or killer Adam Lanza could face arrest, Connecticut State Police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance said at a press conference Sunday.

“There has been misinformation coming from people posing as the shooter in this case, using other IDs, mimicking this crime and crime scene,” Vance said, adding that some of the posts are of a “threatening manner.”

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