THEIR
THEIR INVESTIGATION MORE DIFFICULT.
DIFFICULT. >> Reporter: IT HAS BEEN NEARLY
A WEEK SINCE ANYONE HAS SEEN 11-
YEAR-OLD GANNON STOUT.
>> I HAVE HOPE. PLEASE HAVE
HOPE WITH ME.
I AM BEGGING.
BRING MY BABY HOME.
>> Reporter: DAYS SINCE HIS
PARENTS STOOD IN FRONT OF
CAMERAS ASKING STRANGERS FOR
HELP.
HELP.
HELP. THE
HELP. THE PUBLIC WAS QUICK TO ANSWER
THE CALL.
THE CALL.
THE CALL. A QUICK SEARCH ON FACEBOOK
BRINGS UP A LOT OF GROUPS
CREATED TO HELP DISCUSS HIS
DISAPPEARANCE.'S BECOME EVERY
RUMOR, EVERY THOUGHT, EVERY
THING SOMEBODY THINKS THEY
HEARD OR SAW, IT TAKES AWAY
FROM OUR ABILITY TO VET
CREDIBLE TIPS AND FIND GANNON.
>> Reporter: A SPOKESPERSON
WITH THE EL PASO COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS
INVESTIGATORS HAVE SPENT A LOT
OF TIME CHASING EMPTY LEADS
BECAUSE OF TIPS THAT WERE NOT
CREDIBLE.
CREDIBLE.
CREDIBLE. >> WE HAVE TO LOOK AT
EVERYTHING BEING PUT OUT ABOUT
THE CASE AND THAT INCLUDES
SOCIAL MEDIA.
SOCIAL MEDIA. >> PAGES CREATED FOR THE VERY
REASON OF SPECULATING ABOUT HIS
CASE.
CASE.
CASE. THEY CAN SERVE AS MORE OF A
DISTRACTION.
DISTRACTION. >> EVERY FALSE NARRATIVE TAKES
AWAY FROM THAT TIMELINESS OF
INVESTIGATING REAL, CREDIBLE
TIPS.
TIPS.
TIPS. >>
TIPS. >> Reporter: THEY KNOW NOT
EVERY TABLE TURNUP RESULTS, BUT
ONE COULD EVENTUALLY GIVE THEM
A BREAK IN THE CASE.
>> WE WILL FOLLOW-UP WITH EVERY
TIP AND EVERY LEAD THAT COMES
INTO OUR OFFICE BECAUSE WE OWE
THE FAMILY THAT, WE OWE GANNON
THAT AND WE OWE THE
INVESTIGATION THAT.
INVESTIGATION THAT. >> THE EL PASO COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE SAY THEY MOVED THE
COMMAND STATION.
COMMAND STATION. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY DID
THAT BECAUSE OF NEW INFORMATION
RECEIVED EARLIER TODAY.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON WOULD
NOT ELABORATE ON WHAT THAT
INFORMATION WAS.
INFORMATION WAS. >> IT IS FASCINATING THAT THEY
ARE SEEING IT DOES NOT HAVE TO
BE A TIP GETTING CALLED INTO
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. BUT
THEM. BUT ANYTHING THEY ARE
MONITORING ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT
MIGHT SEEM LIKE INFORMATION.
>> ANYTHING THEY THINK MIGHT
PRODUCE RESULTS IS SOMETHING
THEY ARE GOING TO