India, Feb. 18 -- Reports of a lockdown at Palm Beach State College at 4200 S Congress Ave, Lake Worth Beach in Florida on Tuesday prompted fears of a shooting. These reports did the rounds on social media.

"PBSC Lockdown: Police at Palm Beach State College in Lake Worth Beach, FL," a person wrote on Facebook. Similar reports circulated on X as well. "PBSC Lockdown: Shooting at Palm Beach State College in Lake Worth Beach, FL," a report on X read. However, these were not confirmed either by PBSC, where no alerts could be seen on social media pages or the official website. Local police did not address these reports either.

A Florida native also asked on Facebook "So I just heard that my former college, Palm Beach State College, was on lo...