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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

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Jordan Liles
Jun 8, 2022 "So many people have asked how I knew the sunglasses were a sign of potential trafficking," the ...
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Robert de Niro.

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

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Kim LaCapria
Jun 12, 2018 The Hollywood actor's profane Tony Awards speech led to the recirculation of rumors that he was ...
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Did Snopes.com Ignore a Huge Child Trafficking Bust in Arizona?

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Brooke Binkowski
Jun 11, 2018 Disreputable web sites conflated a homeless camp in Arizona with a carefully orchestrated multi- ...
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Crime scene tape.

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

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Bethania Palma
Jun 8, 2018 Authorities have determined a skull found roughly 20 miles from an abandoned homeless camp belon ...
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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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Narrow Brush with Human Traffickers at a Southern California IKEA?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Mar 28, 2017 A familiar urban legend about retail environments and human trafficking popped up again in a vir ...
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Are Carjackers Using Discarded Shirts as Bait to Lure Victims?

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Kim LaCapria David Mikkelson
Feb 22, 2017 News reports conflated a genuine incident of human trafficking with a completely unrelated claim ...
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Darboy Walmart Abduction Warning

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Aug 8, 2016 Darboy, Wisconsin, is the latest location where human traffickers are purportedly engaging in co ...
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Warning: Kay Jewelers Free Ring Gift

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jul 20, 2016 Another rumor about human traffickers has been spread on Facebook, this one involving lures of f ...
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Rochester/Silver Lake Park Abduction Warning

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Kim LaCapria
Jul 11, 2016 Police in Rochester, Minnesota, say no reports were received of attempted kidnappings during a f ...
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Fresno and Tulare Serial Killer Warning

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jun 15, 2016 Police say that viral warnings about a serial killer in Fresno and Tulare counties are not credible.
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'Terrifying Warning' About Ice Cream Trucks and Chloroform

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Kim LaCapria
Jun 10, 2016 A viral social media post claimed that young girls were being drugged with chloroform by ice cre ...
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Facebook Panic Follows Kroger Kidnap Claim

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
May 17, 2016 A woman's claim that she and her daughter were targeted by kidnappers at Kroger was swiftly debu ...
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Target 'Talking to Strangers' Facebook Warning

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Mar 16, 2016 Yet another Facebook user claimed she narrowly avoided human trafficking scouts at Target, this ...
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Down to Lunch Human Trafficking Rumors

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Feb 26, 2016 A meetup app called "Down to Lunch" was described as linked to human trafficking by an unvetted ...
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Amanda in Longview Trafficking Claim

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Kim LaCapria
Feb 25, 2016 Another viral claim of sex traffickers haunting shopping centers circulated on Facebook, this ti ...
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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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Crown Fools

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Kim LaCapria
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Trafficking Patterns

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Aug 27, 2015
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Department Store Sex Trafficking Rumor

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Kim LaCapria
Jun 30, 2015 A social media rumor claims a teen's mom saved her daughter from sex traffickers after the girl ...
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