The rumor mill started to crank up shortly after the victims' disappearance was reported on July 9. Word began to circulate on social media that the men and their disappearances were connected to William Riddle, a Bensalem man who was arrested last month for beating up another young Bensalem men near Temple University. Riddle was a Facebook friend of Finocchiaro; the story claimed that the four men were supposed to be witnesses against Riddle. Law enforcement officials, however said that was not true. That it was fake news.