Following the cancellation of the Stray Kids and Chungha concerts in Saudi Arabia due to the weather, it began to spread on Twitter that numerous fans who were awaiting the shows were found missing in the midst of the chaos.
It was also reported that Riyadh Season staff members assaulted fans, and there were cases of harassment and kidnapping attempts.
K-pop fandoms from all over the world came together on the social network to replicate information about missing people.
Netizens claimed that both Stray Kids staff and the police joined the help at the scene.
لسلامتكم، ونظرًا للأحوال الجوية ⛈
تم تأجيل حفلة فرقة ستراي كيدز والنجمة تشونغها في #بوليفارد_بلس حتى إشعار آخر 🙏❤️#موسم_الرياض
For everyone's safety, Stray Kids & Chungha's concert has been postponed until further notice due to weather conditions ☔ #RiyadhSeason pic.twitter.com/8Xd7bPkaIN— موسم الرياض | Riyadh Season (@RiyadhSeason) January 14, 2022
According to updates, many fans reported missing have been located and are safe. However, there were still people who were wanted by friends and family.
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Hours after the commotion on Twitter, it began to be revealed that the situation was not as it was shared globally and that even many of the names of alleged missing persons were false.
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In particular, through The Saudi Post, the complaints of harassment were denied and the initiation of legal actions to combat false rumors was declared.
“It is not true what circulated on social networks about cases of harassment that occurred in a concert that was postponed before its start in Riyadh due to circumstances beyond our control, and anyone who spreads these rumors that reduces the efforts of the the security forces will be subject to prosecution and legal responsibility”, see reads in the post, according to translation.
