Yes, but the reason isn't what you suggest it is. The reason is that people like the OP on Facebook, whoever posted it here, and whoever up-voting it, are happy

Yes, but the reason isn't what you suggest it is. The reason is that people like the OP on Facebook, whoever posted it here, and whoever up-voting it, are happy to feed the fear of strangers by propagating these kinds of stories. This story will probably make it into the tabloids tomorrow thanks to having gone viral. A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.