Viral child trafficking hoax misattributing Operation Statewide Shield arrests
Key claims
- A viral hoax falsely claims three white men trafficked 163 children, using mugshots from unrelated arrests.
Volume over time
Peak 1 mentions/hour · 2 hourly buckets
Source threads (2)
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- /pol/541901429 ↗ live · archive neutral breaking 11 replies Poster claims a viral story about three white men trafficking 163 children is a hoax misrepresenting unrelated arrests in Operation Statewide Shield.
- /pol/541880701 ↗ live · archive alarmed breaking 55 replies A viral hoax falsely claims three white men trafficked 163 children, using mugshots from unrelated arrests.
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