Residents with any information have been urged to contact the concerned authority
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The Umm Al Quwain Police have denied reports about an Ethiopian housemaid being involved in kidnapping an expatriate girl.
"Such posts on social media are baseless and fabricated," they said, urging the public not to share such news before verifying the source.
"Sharing rumours and false statements is a criminal offence that is punishable by law with a fine of up to Dh1 million."
Most rumours come from people and organisations who want to boost their following on social media, they added.
"Many rumours sought to tarnish the UAE's reputation globally. These include purported strikes by Houthi militia at Abu Dhabi and Dubai airports," they said.
"Rumours span reports about carcinogens in popular food products available in the country; 'abandoned vehicles' in Dubai; 'murder' of a popular Moroccan singer in Dubai; 'availability of drugs' in schools; and photos that wrongly showed university students as martyrs in the Yemen war. One absurd write-up said Dubai was a ghost town, while another rumour went as far as saying that a certain 'Ruler's court' was giving money away."
Fighting the spread of rumours goes beyond denying them, they said, stressing the need for stronger awareness drives across all institutions.
How rumours spread:
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