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In the Hereford version, the post named a supposed officer, “Deputy Tyler Cooper,” and claimed the child had been taken safely to a police station. The King’s Lynn post repeated the same details, including the officer’s name, despite being in a different policing area with a different law enforcement structure.

Police Forces Confirm the Claims Were Untrue

Authorities moved quickly to address the growing concern. West Mercia Police, the force responsible for policing Hereford, confirmed that it had no record of any incident matching the description in the Facebook post. It also stated that there was no officer by the name mentioned in the message.

Similarly, Norfolk Constabulary confirmed that the claim circulating in King’s Lynn was also false. Officials explained that the force does not use the rank “deputy,” nor does it employ an officer with the name cited in the post.

These confirmations made it clear that the story was fabricated, despite the emotional reactions it generated online.