Claim: A five-year-old girl named Sofia is missing after going out on her bike and failing to return home. A silver alert has been issued following her disappearance.
Fact-check: Thousands share fake appeal for missing child 'Sofia' - Full Fact
Verdict: this is not a genuine appeal. the picture has been taken from a bbc article published in 2021, and is not of a girl named sofia. 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: 2023-06-30T00:00:00