Social Media causes panic.....

A good example of the downside of social media, how it can be abused to spread fear and panic during times of crisis instead of sharing useful info to help with the crisis....
Be sure to mention the defining characteristics of social media such as extensive reach (enabling it to go viral), anonymity (embolden one to post false info out of mischief), and the echo chamber effect (enabling false info to bounce off people repeatedly as they pass it on to others, causing its amplification/magnification to acquire the illusion of truth)