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Hoax posts claiming that an elderly man with dementia named Martin Jones has gone missing with his dog have been shared on social media.  

The posts say: “My uncle Mr Martin Jones aged 79 drove out with our dog Baxter and he hasn’t returned. He doesn’t know where he’s going, he has dementia. There is a silver alert activated on him. Please help bump this post so we can get him home safely.” 

We have written about fake appeals for the whereabouts of “Martin Jones” before. The picture used in the posts, of a man wearing a dark jacket and cap holding a small dog, is taken from a post thanking a local volunteer for a community group in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

The post is likely to have originated in the US as it makes a reference to a “silver alert”—a…

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – A visual way to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. will be unveiled Saturday in Savannah.

A bronze monument and a park will officially be dedicated to Dr. King on Saturday at 2 p.m. on the Savannah riverfront at the Plant Riverside District.

The bust was approved by the King family and will be the first monument to honor the late Dr. King in the City of Savannah.

The sister-in-law of Dr. King, Dr. Naomi King will be at the unveiling at 2 p.m. and following that will be in attendance of a showing of a documentary Rev. A.D. King Brother to the Dreamer at the Savannah Civic Center. The event is open to the public but due to social distancing they can only have 100 people so you must pre-register.

State Representative Carl Gilliard will also be in attendance and encourages…