Texas Tech University investigated a report of an active shooter, which was determined to be a swatting hoax. Swatting, the act of making false reports to elicit a large police response, is a growing ...

The large majority of Americans think that the spread of false information online is a “major threat” to the U.S., topping terrorism, the state of the global economy and climate change, according to a ...

WSU Police quickly responded to a false report of an active shooter on the Pullman campus, confirming there was no threat after a thorough search. An emergency alert was issued to inform the campus ...