ከዚያ በማኅበራዊ ሚዲያዎች አንዱ ቡድን ሌላውን ቡድን እያጠቃ ነው የሚል አሉባልታ ተሰራጨ።  ይህም በተለይ ከቀያቸው ርቀው የሚማሩ የዩኒቨርሲቲ ተማሪዎች ዘንድ ከፍተኛ ድንጋጤን ፈጠረ።
Then, a swirl of rumors, spread by social media, had warned of attacks by one group of students against the other, and this set off widespread panic among students studying in universities located outside their home states.