May 24 (UPI) -- The FBI issued a stern condemnation of those who make hoax threats to public spaces Thursday, warning those acts could land people in prison.
The bureau launched a campaign called #ThinkBeforeYouPost to deter people from making phony threats. Law enforcement agencies "follow up on every tip we receive from the public and analyze and investigate all threats to determine their credibility," making it costly to taxpayers when those agencies are burdened by threats that aren't legitimate, the FBI said in a news release Wednesday.