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An early Halloween scare story is trending strongly on the internet today, getting over 10,000 likes/shares per hour on Facebook according to Lead Stories' Trendolizer tracking software.
According to the story a teenage boy was being eaten alive by a 'crazy looking man', seemingly as part of a display in an haunted house. One of the visitors to the attraction, a concealed carry permit-toting 'Mike Sullivan' from Texas then used his gun to shoot the creepy cannibal named Philip Harris. The teen who was only identified as being 17 years old and from the Austin, Texas area later supposedly died before emergency services arrived.
Of course all of it is bunk, as the news website reporting the story is a well-known fake news site that runs titles like:
- Woman Shoots Veterinarian After He Refuses To Do Sex Re-Assignment Surgery On Her Dog
- Several Injured In Zombie-Like Attack At Tennessee Walmart, As Man Tries To Eat His Victims
- White Woman Gives Birth To Black Baby, Claims The Ghost Of Michael Jackson Impregnated Her
Lead Stories' Trendolizerâ„¢ constantly scours social networks worldwide for hoaxes and fake news stories. Scroll down to see the latest.
