Social media takes off when rumors fly about Depp's visit to Farmington

From the Farminston Daily Times - By Kurt Madar - FARMINGTON — Johnny Depp might have visited the Four Corners over the weekend, but he definitely was not at Arby's, Target, Three Rivers Brewery or buying a mutton-and-green chile sandwich on fry bread in Shiprock. If the star was here, it was entirely on his own and not in any official capacity for the film "The Lone Ranger," said a publicist for Jerry Bruckheimer Films. What did happen over the weekend and could have fueled the rumors was members from the production company scouting shooting locations, an inside source said Monday. What is almost as interesting as the star himself is how quickly the rumors of Depp's appearance spread, and how nearly everyone heard of him visiting the same places. People who have never met, let alone talked, were reporting the same information, and after reading it on Facebook or hearing it from somebody who had read it on Facebook. Gas station attendant Emerson Napoleon was told by a customer that Depp had been seen at Arby's, Target and Three Rivers Brewery. Arby's Manager Molina Begay got a phone call from the Farmington Chamber of Commerce asking if Depp had developed a craving for a roast beef sandwich. "The rumor was that he came in on Sunday," Begay said. "I worked all day Sunday, and he definitely wasn't here. It would have been nice, though." A search of Facebook showed that the most repeated Depp sightings were Walmart, Arby's, Three Rivers Brewery and Olive Garden. Read more

Social media takes off when rumors fly about Depp's visit to Farmington