We know that people sometimes tend to panic first and worry about verifying news they read (or hear) later. Take for instance the story of the gang that hangs around in parking lots, conning people to test its ‘perfume’ samples, which turn out to be chloroform. The victims are then drugged and kidnapped. Various versions of this story have been circulating for years, and while it has been refuted more than once, people still forward warnings on… just in case.
