WILLEMSTAD - The Coastguard is confronted with "fake news" about one of its employees on the digital media. The message stated that a Coast Guard employee was arrested for involvement in illegal activities. The Coast Guard distances itself from this reporting and certainly denies any involvement of its employee in this matter.
Sharing fake news is bad and it unnecessarily damages people and the image of an organization.
The Coastguard regrets this case in which an employee and the organization have been wrongly put in a bad light. This event once again demonstrates the importance of verification prior to publication.