Prince William County Police deny that a Gainesville child ingested Halloween candy tainted with Anthrax.
The rumor caused a stir on social media on Tuesday, as residents expressed their concern about the incident. However, no one could substantiate that the incident occurred.
"We are working on contacting the source [of the rumor] to have them correct their actions," police spokesman Jonathan Perok said.
The rumor was said to have started in a local parenting group on Facebook.
One individual commented on a local yard sale page that, "They believe it was from the candy but the investigation is still on-going and hasn't been released to the news."
According to Perok, there is no such investigation being conducted.
"[If the incident was true], we would release a press release as usual, utilize social media, and our Crime Prevention Unit would contact the Neighborhood/Community watches in the county," he said.
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