@CHVandergriff: in a recent Tweet wrote:

"Can not stand those who write blogs or start websites to pass along false information or "news" to the public."

Reality is a new blog only takes three minutes to create, about four minutes to register with search engines, one minute to write the false information, and forever for the false information to go away.

This is all the more reason for emergency managers to be involved in Social Media.  It only takes one tweet, Facebook wall post, blog note, to get folks to come running to some perceived threat.

If you are not involved in Social Media, reach out to the Virtual Operations Support Group, the Social Media for Emergency Management group, or the Oklahoma Virtual Operations Support Team for help.