Publication: pedophilia
Logically→ Police Scotland has renamed pedophiles ‘Minor-Attracted People.’
Police Scotland clarified that MAP will not be used to describe child abusers and that its inclusion in a report was misconstrued.
The Dispatch→ Does the World Economic Forum Want to Legalize Pedophilia?
The World Economic Forum annual meeting 2022 in Davos, Switzerland.(Photo by Zheng Huansong/Xinhua via Getty Images) Claims are circulating online that the World Economic Forum has called for the decriminalization of pedophilia. These claims are false.
Logically→ Avicii was murdered because he was working on a documentary to expose a global child trafficking ring.
Avicii died by suicide in Oman after several years of poor mental health.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘FB Banned over 700 Pages Dedicated to Expose Pedophilia. That Should Scare the Absolute S*** Out of Everyone.’
On September 4 2020, a Facebook user asserted the platform had banned “700 pages” which were “dedicated to expos[ing] pedophilia”: White text against a blue background included the #SaveOurChildren hashtag: FB banned over 70
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘FB Banned over 700 Pages Dedicated to Expose Pedophilia. That Should Scare the Absolute S*** Out of Everyone.’
On September 4 2020, a Facebook user asserted the platform had banned “700 pages” which were “dedicated to expos[ing] pedophilia”: White text against a blue background included the #SaveOurChildren hashtag: FB banned over 70
Truth or Fiction?→ Are People Trying to Make the Legal Age of Consent 4 Years Old?
A viral September 3 2020 Facebook post claiming that “there are people trying to make the age of consent four years old” racked up a six-figure share count (archived here) in one week: It read: We can’t buy alcohol or ciga
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Patton Oswalt Tweet ‘I Am a Proud Pedophile’?
On August 3 2020, a Facebook user shared a purported tweet from comedian Patton Oswalt, in which Oswalt purportedly claimed to be a “proud pedophile”: Commenters on the Facebook post folded it into a larger conspiracy theory abou
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Oprah Condone Child Abuse and Say ‘If It Feels Good’ that the Child ‘Won’t Even Know’ Abuse Happened?
Child trafficking and abuse conspiracy theories circulated in July and August 2020 thanks to ongoing disinformation campaigns, such as the now-infamous — and entirely debunked every step of the way — QAnon conspiracy theory; among those w
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Malcolm Gladwell Say Penn State Should Restore a Statue of Joe Paterno?
Author Malcolm Gladwell’s latest defense of deceased Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno drew attention on January 29 2020. During a speech at the campus in State College, Pennsylvania, Gladwell once again said that a statue of Pate
Truth or Fiction?→ Were the Bones of Children Found on Epstein’s Island?
On August 20 2019, the Facebook page “The Trump Room” shared the following post (archived here), claiming that children’s bones were found on Jeffrey Epstein’s private island and questioning why this had not been reported: W
Snopes→ Does This Photograph Show a Nude Man Walking the Runway with a Group of Young Girls?
A photograph showing a nude man on a stage with a group of young girls is real, but it was not taken in the United States and has little to do with the "liberal left."
Snopes→ Was a ‘My Little Pony’ Animator Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography Part of ‘#PedoGate’?
An animator for the children's cartoon has been sentenced to prison for possessing child pornography, but the case is not part of a "#PedoGate" conspiracy.
Snopes→ Was a ‘Pedophiles Are People Too’ Notice Posted Near an Oregon School?
A sign reading "Pedophiles are People Too" was briefly pinned to a telephone pole near a school in Oregon, but this poster was likely created as part of a troll campaign.
Snopes→ Did a TEDx Speaker Say Pedophilia Is an ‘Unchangeable Sexual Orientation’?
A TEDx talk broadcast from Germany prompted widespread controversy over the speaker's comments about the nature of pedophilia.
Snopes→ Did Snopes.com Ignore a Huge Child Trafficking Bust in Arizona?
Disreputable web sites conflated a homeless camp in Arizona with a carefully orchestrated multi-agency sting on the other side of the country.
Snopes→ Was a Child’s Skull Found at an Alleged Sex-Trafficking Bunker Area in Tucson?
Authorities have determined a skull found roughly 20 miles from an abandoned homeless camp belonged to an adult.
Snopes→ Was Pope Francis ‘Found Guilty’ of Child Trafficking and Murder?
A blog devoted to the roundly-debunked "Pizzagate" story reprinted an equally false post from 2014 about the leader of the Catholic Church.
Snopes→ Did Veterans Discover a ‘Disturbing Child Trafficking Bunker’ in Tucson?
Police investigated and concluded the site is actually an abandoned homeless camp.
Snopes→ Was a Washington, D.C. Daycare Center Raided for ‘Pimping Children to Elite Pedophiles’?
Another embellished report from a site with a penchant for spreading fake news about pedophiles.
Snopes→ Did Allison Mack Confess She Sold Children to Rothschilds and Clintons?
A real case of sex trafficking charges involving a "Smallville" actress was mixed with fabrication and exaggeration to produce guaranteed clickbait.
Snopes→ Was the Body of a Dead Pedophile Dumped in Front of Parliament?
Some fake news sites just can't get over their obsessions with pederasty, likely because it makes for effective clickbait material.
Snopes→ Is Jerry Brown Preparing to Release ‘10,000 Pedophiles and Rapists’ From Prison?
A conspiracy theory blog published an alarmist story after a judge's ruling on the effects of a new California law on sex offenders.
Snopes→ Did Pope Francis Forgive 4,444 Pedophile Priests in Australia?
A recent fake news item sought to distort the results of an inquiry into sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Australia.
Snopes→ Did Ruth Bader Ginsburg Say that Pedophilia Was Good for Children?
A 1974 report co-authored by Ruth Bader Ginsburg about sex bias in U.S. law has been grossly misinterpreted.
Snopes→ Did a Former Michigan Politician Defend Men Having Sex With Underage Girls?
A former State Senate candidate says his Facebook account was hacked, and a series of troubling posts are the result of an attempt to sabotage his political career.
Snopes→ Was a Pedophile Priest with HIV Who Raped Children Crucified?
The viral tale of Father Jose Garcia Ataulfo, already questionable to begin with, has been embellished with fabricated fictional elements.
Snopes→ Did Macaulay Culkin Say Satanic Hollywood Executives Wear Shoes Made From Dead Children?
Fake news sites reported that the former child star says Hollywood is run by Satanic pedophiles who ritually murdering children.
Snopes→ Did a Former BBC Investigative Journalist Die in ‘Suspicious Circumstances’?
Liz MacKean fought to reveal historical child sexual abuse, but there is no evidence that she died from anything other than natural causes.
Snopes→ Did Justin Bieber and Katy Perry Say Pedophiles Run the Music Industry?
Both pop singers were targeted by fake news stories reporting that they had exposed a pedophile ring in control of the music business.