copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito said that the U.S. needs a “domestic supply of infants” to meet the needs of parents seeking to adopt. (Facebook posts, 2022-05-07)
Evidence (2022-07-05): Now that this decision was overturned and the right to abortion is disappearing in at least half of states, this book about the past might foreshadow a coming shift in the future. During the oral arguments in Dobbs, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett repeatedly pointed out that adoption and, in particular, safe haven laws allow women to leave their infants anonymously. "Why don’t the safe haven laws take care of that problem?" Barrett asked, referring to what she described as "the burdens of parenting" for those who wanted to terminate a pregnancy. Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion mentioned this argument about "safe haven" laws and adoption and then noted in a footnote that the "domestic supply of infants" was very low. While adoption is sometimes a necessary, even preferable option, as the past shows us, a lucrative adoption industry that manipulates young women into giving up their children is not. [...] It did. It was here we go again. The footnote about the supply of domestic infants was shocking to a lot of people who are outside the adoption community. But it was very well known to people within it, who really understand that they were part of the domestic supply of infants during the Baby Scoop era. That domestic infants were referred to in this very capitalistic way took a lot of people by surprise, unless you’re already in that world and were deeply aware of what was happening during that period of the secret adoptions.
Claim: Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito said that the U.S. needs a “domestic supply of infants” to meet the needs of parents seeking to adopt. (Facebook posts, 2022-05-07)
Evidence (2022-05-11): BREAKING: In a brief re abortion, Supreme court Justices Amy Coney Barrett/Alito's Draft, said US needs a "domestic supply of infants" to meet needs of parents seeking to adopt — that those who would otherwise abort must be made to carry to term — giving children up for adoption. [...] Conservative Supreme Court Justice Barrett, wrote a brief about abortion. She noted the USA needed a "domestic supply of infants" to meet needs of parents seeking infants to adopt. She argued that mothers must birth their baby & give it up for adoption to meet market demands. When a Supreme Court Justice writes that abortion should be outlawed for the purpose of generating an increased "domestic supply of infants" to meet needs of parents seeking infants to adopt, we aren’t exaggerating by stating that they want you to be brood mares for the state.
Claim: Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito said that the U.S. needs a “domestic supply of infants” to meet the needs of parents seeking to adopt. (Facebook posts, 2022-05-07)
Evidence (2022-05-03): Tucked into a footnote for that statement was a telling citation from a 2008 CDC report that found "nearly 1 million women were seeking to adopt children in 2002 (i.e., they were in demand for a child), whereas the domestic supply of infants relinquished at birth or within the first month of life and available to be adopted had become virtually nonexistent." [...] For some people, that steep decline in the number of American children available for adoption was a problem. The stats Alito cited in his opinion — contrasting an overly abundant "demand" for adoptable children with a "virtually nonexistent" "supply" — reveals a little-recognized truth. First, adoption is an industry driven by supply and demand, as unpalatable as those terms may sound when we're talking about human children. Second, the reflexive liberal retort to anti-abortion rhetoric — well, those right-wingers had better be ready to adopt all those extra babies! — badly misunderstands how this particular industry works. [...] "The underlying consideration of adoption in the leaked opinion reflects the view that the decline of American infants available for adoption is inherently an adverse trend," says sociologist Gretchen Sisson, author of the forthcoming book "Relinquished: The American Mothers Behind Infant Adoption." Rather, she continues, "this trend reflects that more women are parenting the children to whom they give birth — which would have been the preferences of many 'baby scoop' era birth mothers as well."
Claim: Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito said that the U.S. needs a “domestic supply of infants” to meet the needs of parents seeking to adopt. (Facebook posts, 2022-05-07)
Evidence (2024-05-29): In June 2022, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito suggested, in the majority opinion of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, that one outcome of ending the constitutional right to abortion might be an increase in private domestic adoptions. In a footnote to his opinion, Alito noted that, according to a 2008 CDC report, "nearly 1 million women were seeking to adopt children in 2002 (i.e., they were in demand for a child), whereas the domestic supply of infants relinquished at birth or within the first month of life and available to be adopted had become virtually nonexistent." [...] Alito’s and Barrett’s arguments were greeted with immediate outcry: that a far-right SCOTUS was paving the way to treat pregnant women as the source of a commercial product, a domestic supply of adoptable babies. But Alito was only saying the quiet part out loud. Because in truth, that’s long been the reality across much of the adoption industry. For all the rhetoric of "win-win-win" solutions that surround adoption — domestic and foreign, private and public — for decades, adoption has too often functioned as a supply-and-demand industry, where mostly poorer women provide the supply to meet richer families’ demand.
Claim: Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito said that the U.S. needs a “domestic supply of infants” to meet the needs of parents seeking to adopt. (Facebook posts, 2022-05-07)
Evidence (2023-04-05): And as for the fate of the infants who are surrendered? No difficulty there, either, according to Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote in a footnote to the Dobbs decision that "a woman who puts her newborn up for adoption today has little reason to fear that the baby will not find a suitable home," citing a 2008 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about the low domestic supply of infants. [...] Children in the System "Alito’s decision mentioned the paucity of domestic infants," said Roys, the state senator in Wisconsin, countering that the only "shortage" is in healthy white newborns. "There are huge numbers of children in the country and worldwide who need loving homes but haven’t been able to be adopted because there isn’t a family willing to take on a special-needs or an older child or a child with significant health problems." [...] Coney Barrett’s and Alito’s assertions that adoptions are a solution to abortion are baseless, according to Addie Wyman-Battalen, who has an academic appointment at the Boston College School of Social Work and who specializes in adoption. "It’s concerning because it’s not based in data. We have over a hundred thousand children waiting to be adopted, so it’s not working. … It’s really scary when the people who are making decisions for [children] are not taking into consideration the current situation."
Claim: Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito said that the U.S. needs a “domestic supply of infants” to meet the needs of parents seeking to adopt. (Facebook posts, 2022-05-07)
Evidence (2022-05-10): The argument that forced birth is justified because other people can have enjoyment of the resulting children sends us tumbling deeper down the rabbit hole into commodifying babies and conscripting their mothers. This is hardly a practice that ended with slavery. Recall that removing babies from their parents was the animating theory behind the Canadian residential school atrocities and that, as Rebecca Nagle notes of Alito’s claims about the domestic baby supply, "for decades, the adoption industry has filled this gap disproportionately with children from communities of color—first through international adoption and now foster care." Recall, too, that some of the migrant children who were taken from their families and then irretrievably "lost" at the southern border under the Trump administration’s barbaric family separation regime were placed with allegedly deserving Christian families. [...] Alito’s "domestic supply of infants" footnote might be buffed away by the time we get a final opinion in Dobbs. But it bespeaks a fundamental and cruel misunderstanding of autonomy and liberty rights, and a return to something far more pernicious. Forcing pregnant people to carry to term for the benefit of others isn’t a gentle or neutral recalibration of fetal personhood rights against maternal liberty interests; it is the very definition of subjugation, which is "deeply rooted in this Nation’s history and tradition" in ways the 14th Amendment actually sought to correct.
Claim: A 15-year-old named “Graci Mae Thompson” is missing. (Facebook posts, 2024-08-08)
Evidence (2024-08-08): PolitiFact found no evidence that a 15-year-old named "Graci Mae Thompson" was reported missing. Users posted this information and photos in Facebook groups for buying and selling items in different locations. Some of these users had a history of posting about supposed "abducted children" only to edit the posts to advertise properties for sale.
Claim: A 15-year-old named “Graci Mae Thompson” is missing. (Facebook posts, 2024-08-08)
Evidence (2024-08-10): A disturbing Facebook post about a missing 15-year-old girl named Gracie Mae Thompson from Texas has been making the rounds on social media, tugging at people’s heartstrings and generating widespread shares. But before you hit that share button, beware – this viral post is actually an insidious scam designed to manipulate people’s emotions for nefarious purposes. In this in-depth article, we’ll dive into the details of the Gracie Mae Thompson missing girl scam, explore how it works, and provide actionable advice on what to do if you’ve fallen victim. The Gracie Mae Thompson missing girl scam typically appears as a Facebook post featuring a photo of a young teenage girl, along with an urgent plea to help find the supposedly missing child. The post claims the 15-year-old went missing from Texas on July 22, 2024 and includes some identifying details like her height, weight, hair color, and what she was last seen wearing. [...] A: The Gracie Mae Thompson Missing Girl Facebook Scam is a viral post circulating on Facebook that claims a 15-year-old girl named Gracie Mae Thompson went missing from Texas on July 22, 2024. The post, which includes a photo of a young girl, is designed to generate shares and likes but is not a legitimate missing person report.
Claim: A 15-year-old named “Graci Mae Thompson” is missing. (Facebook posts, 2024-08-08)
Evidence (2024-08-18): Eerie signs pics of viral ‘missing’ girl Gracie Mae Thompson are fake as experts fume over scam’s damage to real cases [...] A VIRAL scam missing persons photo circulated on social media earlier this week claiming a girl named Gracie Mae Thompson went missing. [...] The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children also confirmed they didn’t have a record of Gracie Mae Thompson.
Claim: A 15-year-old named “Graci Mae Thompson” is missing. (Facebook posts, 2024-08-08)
Evidence (2024-08-15): Earlier this week, a fake missing persons poster circulated social media claiming a girl named Gracie Mae Thompson was missing in Odessa, Texas. [...] The catch was - no one by the name of Gracie Mae Thompson existed. The Odessa Police Department confirmed to The U.S. Sun that no record of a Gracie Mae Thompson or a missing person report was filed under that name.
Claim: A 15-year-old named “Graci Mae Thompson” is missing. (Facebook posts, 2024-08-08)
Evidence (2024-08-12): The Gracie Mae Thompson Missing Girl Scam is a deceptive scam circulating on Facebook. It falsely claims that a 15-year-old girl named Gracie Mae Thompson went missing in Texas on July 22, 2024. [...] Gracie Mae Thompson Missing Girl Case Overview [...] It’s a fake viral Facebook post claiming that a 15-year-old girl named Gracie Mae Thompson went missing from Texas in July 2024, using a photo and an urgent plea to get attention.
Claim: A 15-year-old named “Graci Mae Thompson” is missing. (Facebook posts, 2024-08-08)
Evidence (2024-08-13): In the last few days you might have seen posts relating to missing 15-year-old Gracie Mae Thompson, especially if you live in Texas, where the teen is reportedly from. [...] If you’ve seen the post you might remember the details, but for those who haven’t seen it, it features an image of a young girl along with details about her appearance and where she went missing. Apparently, Thompson is 15 years old and recently dyed her hair black, she is 5’2" and weighs 103 pounds, and was last seen wearing black shorts along with a black shirt. [...] It’s pretty despicable that people would go to such lengths to increase their reach on social media, especially when you consider the fact that this can lead to distrust when actual missing person cases are shared online. If you see a post relating to Gracie Mae Thompson the best thing to do is not interact with it, or better yet, report it for misinformation.
Claim: A 15-year-old named “Graci Mae Thompson” is missing. (Facebook posts, 2024-08-08)
Evidence (2024-08-09): So, there’s this whole situation going on in Texas about a girl named Graci Mae Thompson who’s supposedly missing, but like, things don’t really add up. It all started around August 8, 2024, when a bunch of posts started popping up on Facebook from people like Tyler Hudson, Ramon L. DeStefano, and some random country sales pages, saying this 15-year-old girl Graci Mae Thompson has been missing since July 22nd. [...] When people started digging into it, it turns out Graci Mae Thompson might not have even gone missing from Texas at all, despite what the original posts claimed. [...] In the end, everyone’s just saying to be careful and not fall for these kinds of scams. Always check your facts before believing stuff like this, especially when names are getting mixed up like "Gracie" or "Grace Mae Thompson."
Claim: A 15-year-old named “Graci Mae Thompson” is missing. (Facebook posts, 2024-08-08)
Evidence (2024-08-11): ⚠️ Have you seen a Facebook post claiming "Graci Mae Thompson Missing" with an urgent plea for shares? Beware, this is a scam designed to mislead you into engaging with harmful content. [...] - 🕵️♀️ How the Gracie Mae Thompson Missing Scam Works - 🛡️ What to Do If You Encounter the "Gracie Mae Thompson Missing" Facebook Scam - 📌 How to Report the "Gracie Mae Thompson Missing" Scam on Facebook - 😱 Steps to Take If You’ve Been Tricked by the "Gracie Mae Thompson Missing" Facebook Scam 🚨 Is the Gracie Mae Thompson Missing Post a Scam? [...] Realizing you’ve fallen for the "Gracie Mae Thompson Missing" Facebook scam can be distressing. This scam manipulates your emotions with posts claiming to seek help for a missing child to lure you into sharing widely or clicking malicious links. If you suspect you’ve interacted with one of these scam posts, stay calm. Here’s a straightforward list of actions you can take to mitigate the situation.
Claim: A 15-year-old named “Graci Mae Thompson” is missing. (Facebook posts, 2024-08-08)
Evidence (2024-08-26): A VIRAL scam missing persons photo circulated on social media earlier this week claiming a girl named Gracie Mae Thompson went missing. [...] The Odessa Texas Police Department confirmed to The U.S. Sun that there's no record of a Gracie Mae Thompson in the area or a missing persons report under that name. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children also confirmed they didn't have a record of Gracie Mae Thompson.
Claim: A 15-year-old named “Graci Mae Thompson” is missing. (Facebook posts, 2024-08-08)
Evidence (2024-08-09): A series of missing posts related to Graci Mae Thompson has raised questions in the Texas community, but no credible information is available to help the case. The posting started around 8 August 2024, when Facebook users Tyler Hudson, Ramon L. DeStefano, and several country sales pages discussed the 15-year-old Graci Mae Thompson. [...] As we delved deeper into the case, it seems that Graci Mae Thompson didn’t go missing from Texas as the initial posts suggested.
Claim: A 15-year-old named “Graci Mae Thompson” is missing. (Facebook posts, 2024-08-08)
Evidence (2024-08-14): Is there a teenager named "Graci Mae Thompson" missing in several locations at the same time? No, that's not true: This is a bait-and-switch scam. In such scams, users on social media post stories that they then edit to display supposed real estate offerings. [...] It only takes two seconds to share! #aberdeen Her name is: Graci Mae Thompson. Age:15 Height: 5'2 Weight: 103 Hair color: Originally strawberry blonde but recently dyed black She was last seen in black shorts and a black shirt. [...] However, there is no evidence that a teen named "Graci Mae Thompson" is missing. Lead Stories searched using keywords on Google News, visible here, which found no credible documents or reporting to corroborate the story. We also used Google's reverse image search feature, visible here and here, to search for the two images used in the posts. However, the searches did not generate any results that provided new information about the real identity of the girl featured in the pictures.
Claim: A 15-year-old named “Graci Mae Thompson” is missing. (Facebook posts, 2024-08-08)
Evidence (2024-08-16): The Gracie Mae Thompson Missing Girl Facebook Scam Explained The Gracie Mae Thompson missing girl scam has been circulating on Facebook, tugging at people’s heartstrings and generating widespread shares. Here’s what you need to know: - The Scam: A Facebook post claims that 15-year-old Gracie Mae Thompson went missing from Texas on July 22, 2024. The post includes a photo of the supposed missing girl and some identifying details.
Claim: A 15-year-old named “Graci Mae Thompson” is missing. (Facebook posts, 2024-08-08)
Evidence (2024-08-16): Viral posts about a missing 15-year-old Texan called "Gracie Mae Thompson" have been flagged as a potential scam by internet sleuths. [...] "#LakeWorth Her name is: Graci Mae Thompson. Age:15 Height: 5'2 Weight: 103 Hair color: Originally strawberry blonde but recently dyed black She was last seen in black shorts and a black shirt." [...] Last year the U.K. fact-checking charity Full Fact said that Facebook groups had become "overwhelmed" with fake posts about missing children. Like the posts about Thompson, these fake alerts had been seen on second-hand marketplace community groups.
Claim: A 15-year-old named “Graci Mae Thompson” is missing. (Facebook posts, 2024-08-08)
Evidence (2024-08-08): Don’t fall for posts saying a teen named ‘Graci Mae Thompson’ is missing. They’re fake [...] The claim that a 15-year-old named "Graci Mae Thompson" is missing is unverifiable. We rate it False. [...] Lead Stories, Fact Check: Teen Named 'Graci Mae Thompson' Is NOT Missing In Various Cities -- This Is Part Of Real Estate Scam, Aug. 14, 2024
Claim: A 15-year-old named “Graci Mae Thompson” is missing. (Facebook posts, 2024-08-08)
Evidence (2024-08-14): Posts about a missing girl named Gracie Mae Thompson started popping up on Facebook in early August 2024, with her disappearance allegedly occurring on July 22. The posts describe her as a 15-year-old girl from Texas with dyed black hair wearing black shorts and a black shirt. But is any of it real? Recently, folks think they've cracked the case, calling the disappearance of "Gracie Mae Thompson" a phishing scam. Here's what we know. [...] There have been no official missing persons reports for anyone named Gracie Mae Thompson matching the teen's description, and the posts seem to contain conflicting information as they travel across the web, like listing her as being from two different states. Some even claim that Gracie has been found.
Claim: A 15-year-old named “Graci Mae Thompson” is missing. (Facebook posts, 2024-08-08)
Evidence (2024-08-09): Don’t Fall For Gracie Mae Thompson Missing Girl From Texas – It’s A Fraud! There’s a disturbing trend circulating on social media claiming that a 15-year-old American girl named Gracie Mae Thompson went missing from Texas on July 22, 2024. While the story is undoubtedly heartbreaking, it’s crucial to verify information before clicking on any links or sharing the post. [...] It’s disheartening to see people exploit real-world tragedies for malicious purposes. While the story of Gracie Mae Thompson is thankfully fictitious, the consequences of this scam are very real. Let’s work together to stop the spread of misinformation and protect ourselves online.
Claim: A 15-year-old named “Graci Mae Thompson” is missing. (Facebook posts, 2024-08-08)
Evidence (2024-01-22): She had been last seen at her home on Wilhite Road in Falkville around 8:30 p.m. Sunday. However, one of her parents woke up around 4 a.m. and she was gone. The investigators say Thompson left a note behind saying she was leaving for a few days. However, all of her electronics were left behind and contacts and messages had been deleted from her phone. [...] She is 14 years old, 5’8 and roughly 109 pounds. Thompson has brown hair and hazel eyes, and was last seen wearing a black zip-up hoodie, possibly with a white tank top underneath, and black leggings.
Claim: A 15-year-old named “Graci Mae Thompson” is missing. (Facebook posts, 2024-08-08)
Evidence (2021-01-01): To report a missing person or runaway, call the Harris County Sheriff’s Office at 713-221-6000. For children under 13 years of age, persons with special needs or other emergencies, dial 911. To assist with locating the missing person or runaway, please provide the investigator a recent photograph of the individual.
Claim: A 15-year-old named “Graci Mae Thompson” is missing. (Facebook posts, 2024-08-08)
Evidence (2019-01-01): The Maine State Police Major Crimes Units often assist other law enforcement agencies with or fully investigate reports of missing persons, especially if suspicious circumstances exist. Our objective is to locate these missing individuals and pursue justice against those who caused their disappearance or death through criminal means. You will find information on many of the missing persons cases being investigated by the Maine State Police in this area of our website. We urge anyone with information regarding any missing persons case to contact us or the investigating law enforcement agency. You may leave a tip here: Leave a Tip. Your tip will be forwarded to the Major Crimes Unit in the identified area.
Claim: A 15-year-old named “Graci Mae Thompson” is missing. (Facebook posts, 2024-08-08)
Evidence (2022-12-06): Cecilia’s body has still not been found. If you have any information in Cecilia’s case, please call the Tulare County Sheriff's Department at (559) 735-1880. [...] In November 2022, the Glenwood Police Department told Dateline that "at this time, we don't have any updates and she is believed to be still missing." At the time of her disappearance, Vikki was 5’4" and weighed about 110 lbs., with blonde hair and blue eyes. She would be 63 years old today. If you have any information on the circumstances surrounding Vikki’s disappearance, please call the Illinois State Police at (217) 785-2035.
Claim: A 15-year-old named “Graci Mae Thompson” is missing. (Facebook posts, 2024-08-08)
Evidence (2024-08-16): No credible reports of missing 'Graci Mae Thompson,' contrary to online posts | Fact check The claim: Image shows ‘Graci Mae Thompson,’ missing from various places [...] "My daughter has been missing since July 22!" reads the start of the post. "16 days. It only takes two seconds to share! Heber Springs. Her name is: Graci Mae Thompson."