Was Robert De Niro Involved in a Child Sex Trafficking Ring?
12 June 2018The Hollywood actor's profane Tony Awards speech led to the recirculation of rumors that he was involved in a "prostitution ring that used children."
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Did Snopes.com Ignore a Huge Child Trafficking Bust in Arizona?
11 June 2018Disreputable web sites conflated a homeless camp in Arizona with a carefully orchestrated multi-agency sting on the other side of the country.
Was a Child’s Skull Found at an Alleged Sex-Trafficking Bunker Area in Tucson?
8 June 2018Authorities have determined a skull found roughly 20 miles from an abandoned homeless camp belonged to an adult.
Shelby Township Meijer ‘Human Trafficking’ Warning
29 August 2017One of many human trafficking warnings spread on Facebook in August 2017 involved a purported kidnapping attempt at a Shelby Township, Michigan Meijer store.
Narrow Brush with Human Traffickers at a Southern California IKEA?
28 March 2017A familiar urban legend about retail environments and human trafficking popped up again in a viral Facebook post about a Southern California IKEA store.
Are Carjackers Using Discarded Shirts as Bait to Lure Victims?
22 February 2017News reports conflated a genuine incident of human trafficking with a completely unrelated claim that traffickers used shirts on windshields as bait.
Darboy Walmart Abduction Warning
8 August 2016Darboy, Wisconsin, is the latest location where human traffickers are purportedly engaging in complicated schemes to snatch random Walmart shoppers.
Warning: Kay Jewelers Free Ring Gift
20 July 2016Another rumor about human traffickers has been spread on Facebook, this one involving lures of free rings from Kay Jewelers placed on the windshields of cars.
Rochester/Silver Lake Park Abduction Warning
11 July 2016Police in Rochester, Minnesota, say no reports were received of attempted kidnappings during a fireworks event at Silver Lake Park.
Fresno and Tulare Serial Killer Warning
15 June 2016Police say that viral warnings about a serial killer in Fresno and Tulare counties are not credible.
‘Terrifying Warning’ About Ice Cream Trucks and Chloroform
10 June 2016A viral social media post claimed that young girls were being drugged with chloroform by ice cream trucks, but the rumor appeared to be baseless.
Facebook Panic Follows Kroger Kidnap Claim
18 May 2016A woman's claim that she and her daughter were targeted by kidnappers at Kroger was swiftly debunked, but not before it led to local alarm.
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