Claim: A five-year-old boy named Josh has gone missing after leaving home on his bike. A silver alert has been issued following his disappearance.
Fact-check: Hoax missing boy post uses picture of animal rescue volunteer in Philippines - Full Fact
Verdict: this is not a genuine appeal. the picture appears to have been taken from 2014 news coverage of a child from the philippines who set up an animal shelter. a silver alert is a system used for alerting the public about missing elderly people in the us, and is not used in the uk.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sarah Turnnidge
Date published: 2023-07-12T00:00:00