'Louisville Purge' hoax inspired by movie

A scary social media threat calling for a crime 'purge' spread fear within the residents of Louisville, Kentucky on Aug. 15. This is terrifying. The horror film franchise 'The Purge', set around the premise in which people are legally permitted to commit crimes for 12 hours, inspired a hoax in Louisville that had residents and … Read more

'Louisville Purge' hoax inspired by movie

This weekend could possibly see a real-life version of "The Purge" occur in Louisville, KY. There have also been multiple threats around the U.S.. He is executive producing and starring in a TV adaptation of author Barry Eisler's "Rain" series. A teenager in Louisville is responsible for spreading false rumors about a real life Purge, … Read more

'Louisville Purge' hoax inspired by movie

The horror film franchise 'The Purge', set around the premise in which people are legally permitted to commit crimes for 12 hours, inspired a hoax in Louisville that had residents and police on high alert over the weekend. Officials say it started with The 'Louisville Purge' social media threat has hit many cities across the … Read more

'Louisville Purge' hoax inspired by movie

(WDRB)— The good news is, the “Louisville purge” never happened. The bad news — it caused a lot of panic for people in our community. Earlier this week on social media, a photo appeared that said “Louisvilles Purge” (yes, without the apostrophe The “Louisville Purge” rumor has not sparked any major violence in the cities … Read more