Naugatuck Police Debunk Fake News Story Involving Horrific Murder Claim

Written by Naugatuck Police Lt. Bryan Cammarata,

Greetings all,

Well… the past day or so has been interesting to say the least … as the Naugatuck Police Departments PIO (Public Information Officer) my phone has been “blowing up” as I have received calls from citizens, news outlets and even co-workers regarding a completely false news story that has circulated …

A news source called “usanews1.club” circulated a headline of “MOTHER KILLED THREE CHILDREN IN NAUGATUCK”… I have to ask …. What happened to good ole’ fashion fake news??? … You know, the harmless stuff – like Presidential elections … stuff like; “(Insert name here) would make a better president because he/she eats peanut butter on prime rib every –other Wednesday night under a pink sky” …

This “fake News” story is apparently linked to a computer virus … as some people have advised that when they clicked onto the news feed it leads them briefly to a gruesome but fabricated murder tale , that then turns to a dialog box that informs you that your computer / smartphone / tablet, Etc… has a virus and that for a small fee – the same swindlers that brought you to the story will fix it up for you … SO PLEASE …. PLEASE DON’T FALL FOR IT!!!

Okay …. So lets review;
1) THERE WAS NO MURDER THAT OCCRED IN NAUGATUCK - NO MOTHER KILLED HER CHILDREN – AND NO CHILDREN WERE KILLED BY THEIR MOTHER …. “NO” – “MURDER”!!

2) IF YOU CLICK ON THE FAKE NEWS STORY ABOUT THE MURDER THAT DIDN’T HAPPEN … YOUR COMPUTER WILL LIKELY GET A VIRUS …. CAUSING IT NOT TO BE ABLE TO GET ANY MORE FAKE NEWS STORIES …..

3) FINALLY - THERE WAS NO MURDER OF CHILDREN IN NAUGATUCK BY THEIR MOTHER …..

Thank you everyone – and have a great Wednesday!!

- Lt. Bryan Cammarata
Naugatuck Police Department PIO