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WEST PALM BEACH POLICE TONIGHT A WARNING FROM THE MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF. US ABOUT FAKE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS THEY SAY THEY RECEIVED REPORTS ABOUT POST-CIRCULATING ON DIFFERENT FACEBOOK PAGES ABOUT ...

“It is extremely dangerous for fake social media accounts to pose as students, faculty, or administrators and post inflammatory, divisive material and misinformation online,” she added.

"Social media can be fake, but it also gives us a great insight into the lives of others and exposes deeper issues and patterns within our society." However, she did issue participants with a warning.

Of the 2,226 social media accounts analyzed, 27% were labeled as fake. The same accounts generated over 1,000 posts, resulting in the viral backlash against Target.