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Hobby Lobby Sex Trafficking Warning

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
May 27, 2015
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Is This a Real Video of a Traffic Jam of People Fleeing Crimea in July 2023?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
July 18, 2023 According to social media users, tourists were leaving Crimea in the aftermath of an attack on a ...
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An interview with Mel Gibson from 1998 went viral online around the release of the film, Sound of Freedom.

Mel Gibson Interview from 1998 Goes Viral with 'Sound of Freedom' Release

Written by:
Jordan Liles
July 11, 2023 We transcribed the relevant portions of Gibson's full remarks to provide a more complete underst ...
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Great Lakes Crossing Human Trafficking Rumor

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jan. 8, 2016 Police in Auburn Hills, Michigan investigated claims that human traffickers were targeting young ...
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Interior Design, Indoors, Audience

No, the CEO of Disney Wasn't Arrested for Child Trafficking

Written by:
Dan Evon
March 18, 2022 A "satire" article spread false claims about Disney's CEO after four Disney employees were among ...
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Did Flight Attendant Shelia Fedrick Save a Girl from Human Trafficking?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Feb. 7, 2019 The details of a compelling in-flight rescue account remain elusive and difficult to verify.
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Does This Map Show Human Trafficking Hotspots in U.S.?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 3, 2020 The three most common types of sex trafficking are escort services, residential (locations), and ...
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blurred photo of crowd in shopping center

Was an Encounter at a Michigan Mall a 'Possible Trafficking Operation'?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
June 21, 2017 A man took to Facebook to warn others about a stranger who kept "staring" at his wife.
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Did Snopes.com Ignore a Huge Child Trafficking Bust in Arizona?

Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
June 11, 2018 Disreputable web sites conflated a homeless camp in Arizona with a carefully orchestrated multi- ...
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Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi's Daughters Arrested for Trafficking Cocaine?

Written by:
David Emery
July 7, 2017 Fake news sites reported that the House minority leader's daughters were caught attempting to sm ...
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Did Ashton Kutcher's Software Help Rescue 6,000 Children from Sex Trafficking?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Sept. 4, 2018 Viral social media posts exaggerated the impact of the actor's much-lauded efforts to end child ...
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Was Pope Francis Arrested on Charges of Child Trafficking?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Jan. 11, 2021 "Pope Francis is currently being held in an unknown prison," reported the Conservative Beaver, h ...
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Microphone, Electrical Device, Person

Conspiracy Theorists Try to Connect Ever Given Ship, Hillary Clinton, and Child Trafficking

Written by:
Dan Evon
March 26, 2021 Not all dots connect.
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Person, Human, Phone

Are These 'Wrong Number' Text Messages Related to Sex Trafficking?

Written by:
Dan Evon
March 10, 2022 While people should probably block and delete these texts messages, they aren't linked to sex tr ...
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Was Monica Petersen Killed for Investigating Clinton-Related Sex Trafficking in Haiti?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Nov. 18, 2016 The death of Monica Petersen, an assistant director at the Human Trafficking Center, sparked con ...
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A viral video falsely claimed that Dave Chappelle had exposed Oprah Winfrey and mentioned Mo'Nique, sex and human trafficking allegations, and other claims.

Did Dave Chappelle Expose Oprah Winfrey as a 'Handler for Hollywood Elites'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
July 14, 2023 "Dave Chappelle is back at it again, exposing Hollywood handlers. And this time, he's dragging O ...
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Crime scene tape.

Did a Veteran Group Discover a 'Disturbing Child Trafficking Bunker' in Tucson?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
June 5, 2018 Police investigated and concluded the site is actually an abandoned homeless camp.
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ROME, ITALY - APRIL 18, 2014: Pope Francis celebrates the 'Via Crucis' procession at Colosseum in Rome on April 18, 2014

Was Pope Francis 'Found Guilty' of Child Trafficking and Murder?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
June 8, 2018 A blog devoted to the roundly-debunked "Pizzagate" story reprinted an equally false post from 20 ...
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Viral Post About Purple Hair Tie in Unsolicited Package May Have Been Brushing Scam

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug. 3, 2023 A young woman posted on Facebook about a strange package containing a purple hair tie, a 911 cal ...
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Are Roses on Cars Part of a Kentucky Sex Trafficking Plot?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Dec. 11, 2019 A bogus Facebook post in late 2019 was just the latest sex trafficking scare to emerge from Kent ...
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