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To: Greg or e who wrote (1790)6/21/2013 2:11:02 AM
From: average joe  Read Replies (2) of 2133
 
False claims of stalking, gang stalking and delusions of persecution

See also: False accusations

In 1999, Pathe, Mullen and Purcell wrote that popular interest in stalking was promoting false claims. In 2004, Sheridan and Blaauw said that they estimated that 11.5% of claims in a sample of 357 reported claims of stalking were false.

According to Sheridan and Blaauw, 70% of false stalking reports were made by people suffering from delusions. Another study estimated the proportion of false reports that were due to delusions as 64%.

Multiple news reports have described how groups of Internet users have cooperated to exchange detailed conspiracy theories involving coordinated activities by large numbers of people called gang stalking, and the use of " psychotronic weapons" and other alleged mind control techniques. Descriptions include red and white cars following victims, vandalism of their homes, snickering by those around them. These are generally reported by external observers as being examples of belief systems, as opposed to reports of objective phenomena. Experts say Web sites that amplify reports of mind control and group stalking are "an extreme community that may encourage delusional thinking" and represent a dark side of social networking. They may reinforce the troubled thinking of the mentally ill and impede treatment.

In Davis (2001), he reported "very rare" instances of victimization that were alleged to be true but only falsified to gain attention, secondary or the specific purposes to exploit or manipulate others called "Falsely Alleged Victimization Syndrome or FAVS.
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