Claim: Social media posts ask for urgent help to locate an 80-year-old relative considered missing after driving off in a state of confusion. But nearly identical posts were shared in Facebook groups across Canada before being edited to display ads which seek to collect personal data from users, and the same person is shown in an online fundraiser for his funeral expenses in California.
Fact-check: Posts are a scam that left Facebook groups spammed with ads
Verdict: posts are a scam that left facebook groups spammed with ads
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2022-11-03T20:23:00