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Prosecutor says false social‑media post about ranchers was pulled quickly and will be corrected; plans written sheriff statement
Summary
Prosecuting Attorney True Pearce told the Board a social‑media statement alleging ranchers threatened firefighters was published then quickly removed; he said the Sheriff will issue a written statement and criticized media outlets for not verifying sources.
Prosecuting Attorney True Pearce told the commissioners the Sheriff observed that a social‑media post claiming ranchers threatened firefighters was not accurate and that the post was removed shortly after publication. Pearce said the Sheriff will issue a written statement to correct the record and urged caution about how the story was reported.
"I have advised him that we should, we'll just do a written statement that we can send you, as well as put out to the public based on what he observed and saw and knows to be true," Pearce said. He added that the original post "was immediately pulled after, but people had already screenshotted it and it's still just sort of making its way through," and criticized some outlets for publishing without verifying sources.
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