Vancouver police say an investigation has found a widely shared social media post about an alleged sex assault earlier this month was a case of misinformation.

Online posts about the alleged incident, including a GoFundMe campaign, began after the first weekend of November.

The posts alleged that a woman, dubbed “Amor” to protect her privacy, had been abducted while leaving the Princeton Pub, only to be “dumped” in a park hours later having been sexually assaulted and brutally beaten to the point that she lost three teeth. The posts further alleged Amor had been drugged, and that a predator remained at large.

“There was never a risk of harm to the public as a result of this incident, and the fear was spread wide by people who unknowingly shared information that was not accurate,” Sgt. Steve Addison said.

Police said while they had determined the details in the post were not true, the woman involved was not responsible for the misinformation.

According to the VPD investigation, Amor was out with friends and had left the pub in the early morning hours of Nov. 4. Police said she flagged down someone on an electric scooter, hitched a ride on the front of the vehicle, but fell off and struck her face on the pavement.