As we’ve said elsewhere, many want to use tragic events to capitalize for their personal gain. In the aftermath of yesterday’s tragic events, a fake Twitter account and several fake photos have surfaced, resulting in thousands of retweets and much confusion.

1. Fake Twitter Account

One fake Twitter account, @_BostonMarathon (which has since been suspended), was asking for retweets in exchange for donations.

Twitter has suspended the fake Boston Marathon account @_bostonmarathon, claiming it would donate $1 to victims for RT’s

— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) April 15, 2013

They’ve already created a fake Boston marathon account are you kidding me twitter.com/Whitenusss/sta…

— Jack (@Whitenusss) April 15, 2013

2. Fake Photos of 8-Year-Old

Twitter account @HopeForBoston, which has now been suspended, posted several fake photos claiming to be the 8-year-old that died in the tragedy.

This is easily debunked since the runner numbers don’t match up, and the Boston Marathon website clearly states that entrants must be 18 years or older.

For more details, check out this video:

3. Alleged Photo of Death Before Proposal

Here is another photo with no credible source:

So sad…#prayforboston twitter.com/DMVsoccer96/st…

— DMV Soccer (@DMVsoccer96) April 16, 2013

 4. YouTube Users Changing Titles/Tags

In addition, apparently some YouTube users changed the titles of their videos and/or added “Boston Marathon” tags to get more views.

Really sick, random YouTube users changing their video headlines of themselves rapping, playing guitar to “Boston Bombing” to get more hits.

— Andrew Kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) April 16, 2013