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“Says there could be a potential mass shooting at a Walmart nearby.”
Social media posts Claim dated 15 Aug 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisIt's a widespread hoax message

In short

This claim spread on social media around 15 August 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 27 August 2019, 12 days later. Its rating was “It's a widespread hoax message”.

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