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A Facebook rumor claimed that abductions or kidnappings were occurring at Kwik Trip convenience stores involving an Arab woman, an accomplice and a van.

Did Abductions Occur at Kwik Trip Stores Involving an 'Arab Woman' and a Van with Tinted Windows?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Nov. 28, 2023 While researching this rumor about the "Arab woman," we found a report that documented a similar ...
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Mel Gibson did not expose Oprah Winfrey regarding anything about Hollywood elites or Sound of Freedom.

Mel Gibson Exposes Oprah Winfrey's 'Questionable Action' for 'Hollywood Elites'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug. 11, 2023 A YouTube video that had potentially been viewed tens of millions of times claimed that Gibson h ...
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Viral Post Claims Woman's Rental Car Was Marked with 'AF' for 'Alone Female'

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug. 8, 2023 We've seen our fair share of stories alluding to criminal schemes like these in the past, usuall ...
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Did Mark Wahlberg Comment About 'Sound of Freedom' and Hollywood, Saying 'Enough Is Enough'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug. 3, 2023 A new video from the Drama Bay YouTube channel claimed that Wahlberg had "exposed" Hollywood for ...
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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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A photo of a white man claimed to be a Harvard morgue employee charged with trafficking human remains is labeled Miscaptioned.

Is This a Real Pic of Harvard Morgue Employee Charged with Trafficking in Body Parts?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
June 19, 2023 The story became major news in June 2023.
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Is This a Real Photo of Andrew Tate Handcuffed in Police Van?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 3, 2023 Tate was arrested in connection with a human trafficking investigation in Romania.
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A Facebook user named Mollie Mayfield says that she believes she may have been targeted by traffickers who left sunglasses on her car door handle in a Target store parking lot.

Target Shopper Says 'Traffickers' Left Sunglasses On Her Car Door Handle

Written by:
Jordan Liles
June 8, 2022 "So many people have asked how I knew the sunglasses were a sign of potential trafficking," the ...
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Are White Vans Being Used in Coordinated Human Trafficking Abductions?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Dec. 9, 2019 Human trafficking scarelore stories make for frequent social media hoaxes.
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Did Facebook Posts Describe a Real Attempted Kidnapping Involving an Uber Driver in Tampa?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Feb. 20, 2019 Two viral social media posts described a terrifying, life-threatening ordeal for a woman leaving ...
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Did Texas and Arizona See a Spate of Sex Trafficking-Related 'Breath Mint' Druggings in 2019?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Feb. 6, 2019 A viral warning enflamed widespread fears about drugs, violence and cross-border kidnappings.
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Woman Stands by Descriptions of Sexual Harassment in Viral 'Human Trafficking' Video

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sept. 19, 2018 Sexual harassment in public spaces is widespread, but police said they had no evidence of traffi ...
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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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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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Was a Child's Skull Found at an Alleged Sex-Trafficking Bunker Area in Tucson?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
June 8, 2018 Authorities have determined a skull found roughly 20 miles from an abandoned homeless camp belon ...
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Did the U.S. Government Lose Track of 1,475 Migrant Children?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
May 26, 2018 An official from Health and Human Services reported to a Senate subcommittee that 1,475 unaccomp ...
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Is a Vibrant Bra Promotion a Criminal Scam?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
March 1, 2018 A Vibrant Body Company bra promotion has been linked to rumors of a human trafficking scheme.
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Do These Photographs Depict the Libyan Slave Trade?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Nov. 28, 2017 An emotive Facebook post about the slave trade in Libya used photographs that were either unrela ...
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Shelby Township Meijer 'Human Trafficking' Warning

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Aug. 29, 2017 One of many human trafficking warnings spread on Facebook in August 2017 involved a purported ki ...
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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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