The posts have been shared in Facebook community groups across the UK, each claiming the little boy has been found locally.
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Police Did NOT Find Human Remains And Evidence Of Cannibalism In Oprah’s Los Angeles Home That She Sold In 2013
Did police find human remains and evidence of cannibalism in TV producer Oprah Winfrey's Los Angeles, California, home that she purportedly sold in 2013? No, that's not true: This post reappeared on social media recently but it was copied
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this isn’t an authentic warning about a couple wanted in the killing of three police officers
“A dangerous Hispanic couple” is “on the run after killing 3 female police officers.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Helicopter That Collided With Flight AA5342 In DC Area Was NOT Operated By Local Police — It Was Military Helicopter
Was the helicopter involved in the midair collision near Washington, D.C., on January 29, 2025, a police helicopter? No, that's not true: Local police refuted the claim shortly after the crash. According to the U.S. Department of Defense,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Edited 2018 Photo Shows ‘POLICE ICE’ Officers Taking Away Man In ‘Latinos For Trump’ Shirt — ICE, Shirt Logos Added
Does a photo genuinely show a man in a "Latinos for Trump 2024" shirt being taken away by agents wearing "POLICE ICE" labels on their backs? No, that's not true: The photo is based on an original from 2018, and several elements in the pic
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, the Fraternal Order of Police didn’t rescind its endorsement of President Donald Trump
“The Fraternal Order of Police, the largest police union in the country, just released a statement rescinding their endorsement of President Trump.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fraternal Order Of Police Did NOT Rescind Endorsement Of Trump After January 6 Pardons
Did the Fraternal Order of Police rescind its endorsement of President Donald Trump in response to the sweeping January 6 pardons he gave after his 2025 swearing-in? No, that's not true: The Fraternal Order of Police issued a letter that
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Joe Biden didn’t pardon the Capitol police officer who fatally shot Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt
Former President Joe Biden “pardoned Michael Byrd.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Los Angeles wildfires: Threads post falsely claims police are searching for suspect tied to MAGA
The Los Angeles Police Department is “looking for three ‘persons of interest’ all tied to a MAGA website who were spotted at the source of all three major LA fires.”
Full Fact→ New Orleans police chief’s upside down badge is tradition
Posts on social media in the wake of an attack on the US city have suggested the superintendent was pictured mistakenly wearing her badge upside down.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Police Did NOT Discover Tunnels Under UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s Home
Was a hidden tunnel with cryptic codes on its walls found in the basement of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's home after his death? No, that's not true: This is a conspiracy theory with no factual basis -- the images used to illustra
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Coca-Cola Truck Found ‘Full Of Children’ being trafficked — It Was Police Holiday Toy Drive
Does a video show a Coca-Cola truck found "full of children" being trafficked? No, that's not true: "It's fake news," a spokesperson for the Davenport, Iowa, Police Department told Lead Stories. The video shows the Davenport Police Depart
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Donald Trump didn’t order Dallas police to prepare to arrest a JFK assassination suspect
Donald Trump ordered the “Dallas Police Department and Dallas Attorney General’s Office to begin the preparation for the arrest” of a suspect in John F. Kennedy’s assassination.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Release Statement Ordering Dallas Police To Prepare To Make Arrest Over JFK’s Assassination
Did President-elect Donald Trump release a statement ordering the Dallas police to prepare to make an arrest over John F. Kennedy's assassination? No, that's not true: The image that mimics a Trump/Vance Transition press release is fake.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Posts about purported missing police officer are scams, and misuse a photo of a deceased NYPD cop
Photo shows a missing police officer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Hundreds Of British Questioned By Police Over Social Media Posts In Single Weekend
Did hundreds of British citizens, including journalists, actually report being questioned by police about their posts on X over one weekend? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that so many people were questioned by police in England
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Police Did NOT Say That Woman Overwhelmed By Trump Election Killed Her Father With Ice Ax
Did Seattle police say that a woman charged with killing her father with an ice ax was overwhelmed by President-elect Donald Trump's election? No, that's not true: The suspect's answer to a routine question about what day it was showed up
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Posts About ‘Missing’ Police Officer Jonathan Diller Are FALSE
Are social media posts authentically trying to find a police officer named Jonathan Diller, described as missing from towns more than 1,000 miles apart? No, that's not true: The Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Police Department replied to one
PolitiFact→ Dave McCormick – Defunding the police was not on Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Bob Casey’s agenda
Sen. Bob Casey "has voted in lockstep with his liberal party to defund the police."
PolitiFact→ Kari Lake – Kari Lake falsely claims Ruben Gallego wants to defund the police
"Ruben Gallego wanted to defund the police. He actually co-sponsored legislation to defund the police.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Repeat Posts About ‘Approximately 2 Years Old’ Boy Taken To Police Station Are NOT Authentic — Bait & Switch For Real Estate Ads
Are social media posts posting authentic information that police officers in various states have "no idea" where an "approximately 2 years old" boy who was found and taken to a police station lives? No, that's not true: Lead Stories has d
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Haitian Man In Springfield, Ohio, Cutting Up Animal Or Pet With Machete; He Was Cutting Ham, Police Say
Does a video show a Haitian man in Springfield, Ohio, cutting up an animal or a pet with a machete in public? No, that's not true: Police said the person who shot the video told them the man was cutting up "a big ass ham." The Springfield
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘NC State Police’ Did NOT Say They ‘Will Start Arresting Any Federal Employees Trying To Stop Or Hinder Rescue Operations’ — State Official Says ‘Made-Up’
Did "NC State police" issue a statement saying that they will start arresting any federal employees trying to "stop or hinder rescue operations"? No, that's not true: A public information officer for the North Carolina State Highway Patro
Full Fact→ Pictured child not ‘saved’ by police in Hartlepool
This is the latest in a series of hoax posts we’ve written about recently, all claiming a wandering child has been found in different parts of the UK.
Full Fact→ Facebook posts about ‘two-year-old boy found by police’ are hoaxes
The hoax posts have been shared in local Facebook groups for residents in Hereford and King’s Lynn.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Police Reports Preceding Trump Rally in New York
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Former President Donald Trump has been the target of two assassination attempts over the past three months. Viral posts are now spreading the false claim that police d
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Police confirm that there were no explosives found near Donald Trump’s Uniondale, New York, rally
“BREAKING: Police found ‘explosives’ in car near former President Donald Trump’s rally site on Long Island.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Report Supposedly Filed With Springfield, Ohio Police Does NOT Prove Pet-Eating Conspiracies True
Does a police report prove that Haitian immigrants killed and mutilated a cat in Springfield, Ohio, as a post on X claimed? No, that's not true: the police report included in the post stated there was "no evidence to support" a caller's c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Police Audio Does NOT Confirm Haitians Hunting Geese In Springfield, Ohio — No Verifying Evidence
Does an audio recording of a call to authorities in Springfield, Ohio, confirm that Haitians were hunting geese in Ohio illegally? No, that's not true: An investigation by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources didn't find any evidence
AllSides→ Fact Check: Men involved in British knife incident were born in the UK, say police
https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/men-involved-british-knife-incident-were-born-uk-say-police-2024-09-17/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Police Deputy Tyler Cooper Found Lost Toddler — It’s Bait & Switch
Has police Deputy Tyler Cooper in a town called Surprise found a 2-year-old boy wandering alone, and can't the police find his mother named Ella? No, that's not true: The "deputy" in the post is not listed by name on either the Surprise,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Aurora, Colorado, Police Shelter-In-Place Order NOT Related To Venezuelan Gang Violence
Did police in Aurora, Colorado, issue a shelter-in-place order for the city on September 4, 2024, in response to Venezuelan gang violence? No, that's not true: Police told Lead Stories that the shelter-in-place order was due to a SWAT ope
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows UK Police Kneeling To Muslim Men
Does a viral picture of U.K. police officers appearing to kneel to a group of men in traditional Islamic clothes portray a real-life scene? No, that's not true: Three AI detectors said the image was generated using AI. The image showed cl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts About ‘Paul Ferrara, The Son Of A Local Police Officer’ Are NOT Authentic Missing Person Alerts
Are social media posts about 16-year-old "Paul Ferrara" genuine calls for help in a missing person case? No, that's not true: These posts were flipped to "rent-to-own" scam posts shortly after publication. The supposedly missing teenager
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Irish Police Recruiting Video Was NOT Broadcast On Pakistani TV But Through Overseas Community Channels
Did the national police service of Ireland broadcast a video on TV in Pakistan to recruit people to come to Ireland to join the force? No, that's not true: The logo on the video is not a TV station in Pakistan -- "POC Global TV" is the Yo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK Police Did NOT Arrest 11-Year-Old For ‘Mean Tweets’ In August 2024; Suspects Were Taken Into Custody For Arson And ‘Violent Disorder’
Did police in the United Kingdom arrest an 11-year-old child in August 2024 for posting "mean tweets"? No, that's not true: Authorities in Cleveland, England, told Lead Stories, "We haven't arrested an 11-year-old for sending mean tweets.
The Dispatch→ Kenyan Police Force Struggles to Restore Order in Haiti
‘We’re still very much hostage to these thugs.’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: English Police Did NOT Single Out Far-Right Southport Rioters By Publishing Their Addresses
Did police in Merseyside, England, single out far-right Southport rioters by publishing their addresses online? No, that's not true: Merseyside police routinely release information on people charged with a variety of crimes, their X accou
Full Fact→ Picture of police kneeling in front of Muslim men is AI-generated
A widely-shared image appears to show a group of police officers kneeling before a group of men in Islamic dress.
AllSides→ Fact Check: Viral X Image Purporting to Show U.K. Police Bowing to Muslims is AI Generated
https://checkyourfact.com/2024/08/19/fact-check-image-uk-police-bowing-muslims-ai/ A viral image share