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Louisville Purge Hoax Goes Viral, Does Not Cause Violence

The Louisville Purge hoax failed to incite any bad behavior in Louisville, Ky., on Friday night.

Louisville Purge Hoax

A Louisville teen, inspired by the horror film The Purge, started the hoax on social media, creating and then sharing a fake flyer declaring the Louisville Purge, Friday, Aug. 15, from 8 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. The flier quickly went viral, causing the FBI and local police to worry that some citizens may actually go on a crime spree.

In The Purge, and the sequel The Purge: Anarchy, a totalitarian government suspends all laws for one night every year, called ‘the purge,’ in which all crimes are legal.

#LouisvillePurge Goes Viral

Social media quickly latched onto the hoax, with ‘Louisville Purge’ trending worldwide over the weekend. People also began tweeting made up stories about a giraffe let loose on the city, or of violence and robberies, and 80,000 people reportedly tuned in to an online police scanner to keep tabs on the Louisville Purge.

Olivia Truffaut-Wong

Olivia Truffaut-Wong was born and raised in Berkeley, California, where she developed her love of all things entertainment. After moving to New York City to earn her degree in Film Studies, she stayed on the East Coast to follow her passion and become an entertainment writer. She lives on a diet of television, movies and food.

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