To be confused as to why people make this stuff up?

Good morning all and a happy new year to you

Just to clear things up.

Our policy on trolls is very much to give the benefit of the doubt as we would HATE for someone genuinely in need not to be heard. That said.

When people report something to us that they think may not be genuine (e.g. a fabricated premature baby or indeed the fake suicides ) then we take a look behind the scenes and there are various ways in which we discover if someone is trolling or not. We tend not to post how we know this as it becomes a "how to troll" guide and besides

When people report something to us that they're concerned is inaccurate (e.g. latest gov policy/health advice on x or y is abc) we don't necessarily delete this, but we encourage people to post their thoughts on the thread so that the wisdom of crowds can win through.

Hope this clears things up - but the long and the short of it - if you see ANYTHING that makes you unhappy, uncomfortable, worried for the poster or the poster's family or the other people posting on the thread as you're concerned the OP may not be genuine, please please please REPORT it to us.

It takes just seconds and helps us stop the trolls who "spoil" things for the rest of us.

Thanks so much
MNHQ

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To be confused as to why people make this stuff up?