https://www.dekut.com/Technology/boston-marathon-bombing-police-scanner-repeats-false-twitter-rumors-and-vice-versa-/ In the chaos of Hurricane Sandy, Twitter was riddled with false reports from people listening to the police scanner. Local news reporters have long understood that the scanner is a source of rumors, tips, and leads to follow up on—but not a reliable source of confirmed facts. Twitter didn’t seem to get that. In the wake of the confusion, I wrote a blog post: “Dear Twitter, Don’t Believe Everything You Hear on a Police Scanner. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:26:42 UTC en