Many people think there’s a rule that says you have to wait 24 hours before reporting someone missing, but that’s not true. This article aims to clear up this misunderstanding and explain why it’s important to act immediately if you
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Logically→ Allegations of Finnish politician’s missing candidacy supporter cards spun as election fraud
PolitiFact→ Nikki Haley – The missing facts from Nikki Haley’s claim about border crossings and deportations under Joe Biden
“We’ve had 8 million” immigrants come to the U.S. illegally under Biden “and they only sent back 142,000.”
Full Fact→ Post about missing Prescot man is a hoax
The photograph accompanying the post shows a man with a different name who passed away a few days earlier.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Acting On ‘Bump This Post’ Will NOT Help Find Missing Man With Dementia — It’s Ruse To Trick People To Share It
Did "Mr. Luke Jones," purportedly a man with dementia, drive away from his home and fail to return, triggering the activation of a silver alert? No, that's not true: No elderly man named Luke Jones is missing at the time of writing. This
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Woman With Down Syndrome Is NOT Missing — It’s A Scam Story
Is a woman with Down syndrome currently missing, as a viral Facebook post says? No, that's not true: The woman in the photograph was reported missing on December 15, 2023, and found the same day, according to the police department in Bell
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Missing 2020 poll tallies in Georgia don’t prove 20,713 votes never existed. Other records are available
Although the 2024 election is well underway, social media posts questioning the results of the 2020 race are still circulating.
Full Fact→ Photo of ‘missing dad with dementia’ is actually US taxi driver who died in 2022
Posts on Facebook desperately appealing for help finding a missing father with dementia are fake.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Homeless people in San Francisco didn’t go missing, they were moved into shelters and other areas
Suggests homeless people mysteriously went missing in San Francisco.
Full Fact→ Photo of pensioner used in ‘missing man’ hoax
Hundreds of people have shared these hoax posts in Facebook groups for communities across the UK.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Thousands of children are not missing in Maui
CLAIM: Thousands of children are missing following the deadly wildfires in Maui. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Don’t freak out: This claim about Oprah Winfrey and missing children in Maui, Hawaii, is unfounded
“Oprah FREAKS OUT after 15 kids are finally found on Maui.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Navy SEALs Did NOT ‘Save Missing Maui Children’
Did U.S. Navy SEALs save missing Maui children imprisoned in padlocked cages in Honolulu Harbor? No, that's not true: This claim is from a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. If this claim were true, there would be signif
Full Fact→ Missing man hoax appeals for ‘Walter Peters’ recirculate with different photo
The hoax has been posted in community groups across the UK and abroad.
Full Fact→ Photo of a man who died in 2014 used in recent hoax appeals for ‘missing’ man
The hoax has been shared in community groups across the UK and abroad.
FactCheck.org→ Post Makes False Claim About Children Missing After Maui Wildfires
Quick Take The wildfires in Maui caused widespread destruction on the island and claimed the lives of 97 people. The Maui Police Department and the FBI have released the list of 31 individuals still unaccounted for following the fire. Yet an Instag
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ False claim that Navy SEALs rescued missing Maui children from cages comes from a parody site
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Story about Navy SEALs saving missing kids in Maui is fabricated
“Navy SEALs Save Missing Maui Children” who were padlocked in cages.
Full Fact→ Search for missing man ‘Frederick Miller’ is a hoax
The hoaxes share a photo of a man with his dog from a 2020 Reddit post.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – More than 60 people missing after Maui fires, not 1,000 children
“Over 1,000 missing children in Maui.”
Logically→ Donald Rumsfeld didn’t report $2.3 trillion missing from the Pentagon the day before 9/11
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2,000 Kids NOT Missing From Maui A Month After 2023 Wildfires — School Enrollment Data ≠ Missing Persons Data
Were 2,000 kids missing in Maui a month after the wildfires of August 2023? No, that's not true: There are not 2,000 missing children on the island of Maui, Hawaii Governor Josh Green's office told Lead Stories on September 11, 2023. The
Full Fact→ Hoax posts posts about ‘missing’ man called Gerald spread across UK
The fake alerts have been shared more than 1,600 times.
Full Fact→ Hundreds share fake appeal for ‘missing’ girl Bella Heather
Posts claiming a five-year-old girl has gone missing have been shared across the UK and around the world.
Full Fact→ Missing children, lost dogs and escaped snakes: how hoax posts are swamping local Facebook groups
Our investigation reveals over 100 communities across the UK have been the victim of hoaxes, and uncovers why they’re happening.
Logically→ Viral Facebook posts about missing person ‘George Smith’ are fake
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rail Gun Physics Does NOT Prove The Earth Is ‘Missing Curvature’
Does a rail gun's ability to "hit a target 100 miles away in a perfectly straight line" prove that the Earth is "missing curvature"? No, that's not true: Such claims are "absurd" and "completely nuts," two physicists told Lead Stories. Th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Megan Rapinoe Was NOT Dropped By ESPN, Nike After Missing Penalty Kick
Did U.S. professional soccer player Megan Rapinoe lose a "post-retirement broadcasting" position with ESPN and was she also dropped as a Nike partner following backlash after a missed penalty kick during the 2023 World Cup? No, that's not
Full Fact→ Hundreds share hoax Facebook appeal for missing man called George
Full Fact has seen examples of the fake alert in Somerset, Derbyshire and Inverclyde.
Full Fact→ Minister’s claim on Aberdeenshire council tax increase missing context
Under Scottish government plans currently under consultation, only properties in Band H in Aberdeenshire would see an increase of £768.12 in council tax.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Jackson Simmons’ And His Dog ‘Cami’ Are NOT Missing — It’s Scam Story
Are a person with dementia named "Jackson Simmons" and his dog "Cami" missing and has there been a silver alert issued for "Simmons"? No, that's not true: The story has been posted on social media as a part of a bait-and-switch scam. Such
Full Fact→ Appeal for missing ‘Justin Smith’ is a hoax
The child in the picture was actually reported missing in New York state last month, and has since been located.
PolitiFact→ Nicole Malliotakis – Fast food jobs vs. the military: Pay comparison missing context
“You can work at some McDonald’s in this country for more money than … signing up for the military.”
Full Fact→ Hoax post about missing six-year-old girl shared on Facebook
The picture used in the post is of a girl from the US, not Lancashire.
Full Fact→ Missing girl hoax uses photo of kidnapped US child
The hoax post appeals for help to find a girl called Sofia who supposedly went missing in South Shields in the UK.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – What’s missing from this offer of grants for free dental implants? The grants
“Free dental implants” are available “through Dental Grants.”
Full Fact→ Hoax missing boy post uses picture of animal rescue volunteer in Philippines
Fake appeals for information about a supposedly missing five-year-old have been shared in UK Facebook groups.
Full Fact→ Government figures don’t show 140,000 children were ‘completely missing’ from formal schooling last year
Labour MP Ian Mearns told us his claim was based on a Sky News report which said around 140,000 were “never in class”. But that’s not what the data shows, and both have corrected their claims.
Logically→ Fake appeal for ‘missing child Sofia’ viral on social media
Full Fact→ Thousands share fake appeal for missing child ‘Sofia’
A picture of a different child has been used in a hoax appeal shared widely on Facebook.