The US Embassy in Barbados has commented on a fake online report insisting that visa requirements for St Lucia have been waived. Both the Embassy and the office of the Prime Minister in St Lucia have refuted the online report. The report although not from any official source, was shared over and over on social media by hundreds of St Lucians. The Prime Minister’s attaché Nancy Charles has cautioned against accepting everything because it is on the internet. She also lamented that such fake news stories and hoaxes have become so commonplace on the internet. Last week NEMO publicly denounced the creation of a fake WhatsApp message warning of an impending Tsunami that would affect St Lucia.
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