Topic: fake news

A fake news story purporting to be a Cayman Compass article about Premier Julianna O’Connor-Connolly is circulating on social media.

A fake news story purporting to be a Cayman Compass interview with former financial services minister Tara Rivers is circulating on social media.

A spam email, purporting to be a Cayman Compass story about a local case of the Indian COVID-19 variant, is being circulated.

An email falsely purporting to come from the Cayman Compass regarding a second phase of COVID-19 lockdown is being circulated.

Hazard Management Cayman Islands issued a statement Saturday to alert residents that a posting about a hurricane warning making the rounds on social media is false.

A police investigation has been launched into what Governor Martyn Roper called a “fake news attack”, alleging that his wife Lissie was travelling on Tuesday’s British Airways flight.

A WhatsApp message purporting to be a breaking news alert from the Cayman Compass  has started circulating locally and the public is advised not to click on the link as this is not a legitimate news item nor is its contents true.

A fake email alert featuring the Compass Media name has been flagged and the public is advised not to click on the email or link being shared.

Requiring social media organizations to work with federal authorities to ferret out Russian operatives and similar malefactors and cancel fictitious accounts is fine, but personalities should not be banned because they upset our biases.