“There are "over 1,000 missing children in Maui" after the August wildfires.”
Social media posts
U.S.. Claim dated 13 Sep 2023.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
The Maui Police Department and the FBI have released the list of 31 individuals still unaccounted for following the fire.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 September 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 September 2023, 7 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://perma.cc/SE5U-9P6V
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Related checks
- PolitiFact: False“Over 1,000 missing children in Maui.”