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Was Robert De Niro Involved in a Child Sex Trafficking Ring?

The Hollywood actor's profane Tony Awards speech led to the recirculation of rumors that he...

Did Snopes.com Ignore a Huge Child Trafficking Bust in Arizona?

Disreputable web sites conflated a homeless camp in Arizona with a carefully orchestrated multi-agency sting...

Was a Child’s Skull Found at an Alleged Sex-Trafficking Bunker Area in Tucson?

Authorities have determined a skull found roughly 20 miles from an abandoned homeless camp belonged...

Shelby Township Meijer ‘Human Trafficking’ Warning

One of many human trafficking warnings spread on Facebook in August 2017 involved a purported...

Narrow Brush with Human Traffickers at a Southern California IKEA?

A familiar urban legend about retail environments and human trafficking popped up again in a...

Are Carjackers Using Discarded Shirts as Bait to Lure Victims?

News reports conflated a genuine incident of human trafficking with a completely unrelated claim that...

Darboy Walmart Abduction Warning

Darboy, Wisconsin, is the latest location where human traffickers are purportedly engaging in complicated schemes...

Warning: Kay Jewelers Free Ring Gift

Another rumor about human traffickers has been spread on Facebook, this one involving lures of...

Rochester/Silver Lake Park Abduction Warning

Police in Rochester, Minnesota, say no reports were received of attempted kidnappings during a fireworks...

Fresno and Tulare Serial Killer Warning

Police say that viral warnings about a serial killer in Fresno and Tulare counties are...

‘Terrifying Warning’ About Ice Cream Trucks and Chloroform

A viral social media post claimed that young girls were being drugged with chloroform by...

Facebook Panic Follows Kroger Kidnap Claim

A woman's claim that she and her daughter were targeted by kidnappers at Kroger was...