Claim: An autistic boy named Brandon Smith has gone missing with his dog, Hank.
Fact-check: Hoax appeal for missing boy and dog uses images of a child in the US first shared in 2019 - Full Fact
Verdict: the images in the post appear to be from a video shared in 2019 of a boy being reunited with his missing dog in the us.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2023-04-28T00:00:00