Hoaxes

False Threats Swatting Threats False Reports Public Safety Bomb Threats Legal Consequences False Alarms Bomb Hoaxes Criminal Investigation Aviation Security False Reporting Kidnapping Swatting Incidents Active Shooter Hoaxes Emergency Calls Public Disturbances Child Offenses Emergency Services Criminal Threats Malicious Communications Public Panic Missing Person Prison Breaks Staged Disappearances Kidnapping Hoaxes False Kidnappings Missing Person Hoaxes Fake Kidnappings Faking Abduction Threat Assessment False Claims Consequences Sherri Papini Case

Anti-Haitian Bomb Threats Close Springfield, Ohio Schools as FBI Cites No Credible Danger

The investigation unfolds during a renewed legal fight over Haitian Temporary Protected Status.

Rockville Police Say Halloween Candy Needle Scare Was a 9-Year-Old Hoax

Newark 'Monkeys on the Loose' Photos Likely an AI Hoax, Officials Say

Hoag Hospital 'Shooting' Call Deemed Swatting as Newport Beach Police Find No Threat