{"id":16586,"date":"2020-11-05T10:26:51","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T10:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/?p=16586"},"modified":"2022-03-02T12:16:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T12:16:45","slug":"is-the-psni-rolling-out-a-snapchat-scheme-to-monitor-social-mitigation-compliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/topics\/law\/is-the-psni-rolling-out-a-snapchat-scheme-to-monitor-social-mitigation-compliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the PSNI rolling out a Snapchat scheme to monitor social mitigation compliance?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The PSNI have no plans to introduce any monitoring scheme on any social media platform. Complaints about social mitigation compliance can be registered on the PSNI website.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A claim was published on social media, that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is \u201cto roll out a new \u2018Snap-fish\u2019 pilot scheme\u201d on the Snapchat social media platform \u201cto help catch individuals not adhering to social distancing, social bubbles and gathering more than six people\u201d (often referred to as \u201csocial mitigation compliance\u201d).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The claim added that the PSNI officers have set up \u2018fake accounts\u2019 to infiltrate the platform, and that cash rewards may also be offered.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The claim was made on <\/span>a Facebook Page<\/span><\/a> that posts comedic, satirical and schadenfreude content. Much of their content is branded with their page name; this much-shared example was not. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Postings on the PSNI\u2019s social media accounts include graphics that show <\/span>updated figures<\/span><\/a> for how many fines and notices have been issued across Northern Ireland, in regards to COVID-19 restrictions, or social mitigation measures. For example, as of 3 November 2020, the PSNI has issued:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n