TTPS: Reports of person eaten by shark false
Police have rubbished reports circulating that human remains were found in a dead tiger shark in the Gulf of Paria. Graphic photos of the remains found in the shark were shared across social media,...
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Ministry distances itself from false farm programme Facebook page
Members of the public are advised that the Facebook Page entitled “Farm Program” (@hiredmejob) is not affiliated with the Ministry of Labour and Small Enterprise Development. The Farm Programme Uni...
Shivnarine Chanderpaul refutes claims that he's dead
Shivnarine Chanderpaul is not dead. The cricketer is refuting claims from an online article that said he died in a car accident in Toronto on Tuesday morning. “I’m ali...
Stuart Young: UNC behind fake news on sale of Paria Trading Company
Communications Minister Stuart Young is labelling as 'disturbing' rumours circulating on social media regarding the sale of the Paria Fuel Trading Company to Simpson Oil Limited (SOL). Earlier...
Prisons Commisioner blasts fake news, said he is unharmed
Acting Commissioner of Prisons Gerard Wilson is assuring that he is alive and well. Responding to rumours that he has been harmed, the Commissioner said in a statement that he is okay. "It...
Health Ministry refutes claims of leptospirosis deaths
The Ministry of Health refuted claims of deaths due to leptospirosis circulating on social media, which they said was taken from an old news report. In a statement issued Wednesday, the Minis...
TTPS slams fake news on Greenvale flood deaths
The police service is once again seeking to debunk fake news regarding reports of deaths in Greenvale, La Horquetta. This comes after torrential rains associated with an Inter-Tropical Convergence ...
Facebook's election 'war room' takes aim at fake information
In an otherwise innocuous part of Facebook's expansive Silicon Valley campus, a locked door bears a taped-on sign that reads "War Room." Behind the door lies a nerve center the social network has set ...
TTPS dismisses fake WhatsApp message on home robberies
The Police Service (TTPS) is seeking to debunk “fake news” spreading on social media in a message claiming to have come from former Deputy Commissioner of Police, Anne Marie Alleyne Daly. The Whats...
TTPS denies stopping high end cars outside Queens Hall
The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) is dismissing as “fake news”, a social media post claiming police were pulling over SUVs and other high-end vehicles near Queens Hall, Port of Spain, on S...