Disrupt their ability to incite fear and panic as much as possible.

Here's some source material so you can get to practicing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq88AqJsQUQ

If they question you, just tell them "the monkeyplops is gonna get ya!"

Then give 'em one of these:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6mh45mA_JY

If they're gonna sling shit at people, we might as well respond in kind.