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This group says they're against conspiracy theories but are sharing misinformation, that a child is sold every 30 seconds. Thats more than 1 million children a year. Where is any source for this?
1/x https://twitter.com/Argus911/status/1307460462490071040
1/x https://twitter.com/Argus911/status/1307460462490071040
The vast majority of kids reported missing are runaways who are found, and the vast majority of kids who are sexually abused are abused by people they know. Kids or adults getting stolen+abused by a stranger is the most rare scenario. 2/x
Sharing misinformation is harmful and takes away from ways we can prevent child sexual abuse. Listen to this podcast for more info: https://twitter.com/yourewrongabout/status/1292810366158684167
Articles: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/america-doesnt-need-any-more-awareness-about-human-trafficking_n_5e3d8bedc5b6bb0ffc1007ec
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/07/02/are-there-hundreds-of-thousands-of-sex-trafficked-runaways-in-the-united-states/
Articles: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/america-doesnt-need-any-more-awareness-about-human-trafficking_n_5e3d8bedc5b6bb0ffc1007ec
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/07/02/are-there-hundreds-of-thousands-of-sex-trafficked-runaways-in-the-united-states/
Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA) was at that rally. I don’t know what kind of info the group shares but I know they do good on-the-ground work. They help child sexual abuse victims and attend court with them. Again most are abused by relatives, caretakers, family friends, etc.
The podcast episode I linked to is a must-listen. It debunks and gets to the origin of memes and statistics you may see about sex trafficking.
Another good resource is @ENBrown. See this thread: https://twitter.com/enbrown/status/1304761953949188096
