A Facebook post recently went viral, claiming that a young boy, approximately two years old, was found wandering alone at night in either Hereford or King’s Lynn by a police officer named “Deputy Tyler Cooper.” The post included an image of a bruised child and urged users to “flood feeds” to help locate his family.
Shared across large community groups, the story sparked immediate concern, sympathy, and thousands of shares. However, authorities have now confirmed that the incident never happened.