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False: Image shows boy, dog missing from various locations Scammers use viral photo from 2020 for copy-and-paste social media scheme | Fact checkShow Caption Hide Caption Authorities launch fourth search for missing girl Madeleine McCann Portuguese, German and British authorities are searching for Madeleine McCann, a young British girl who went missing in 2007 in Praia da Luz. The photo in the post went viral in 2020 and is unrelated to a missing person report. Photo went viral in 2020, does not show missing boyTwo police departments in areas mentioned in the posts told USA TODAY the claims are false. The image went viral at the time, as reported by WKMG-TV in Florida. A nearly identical caption was used in a similar claim about a missing boy named Brayden Johnson, which USA TODAY also debunked. (Source: USA Today)

Originated As Satire: In May 2023, "leftist activists" looted a Target store in response to conservative boycotts of Target. About this rating On May 26, 2023, the Twitter account News That Matters garnered over 1 million views and myriad retweets by sharing a picture of a looted Target store alongside the text, "Leftist activists loot Target to protest right-wing boycott of Target." BREAKING Leftist a (Source: Snopes)