Just going over the various recent posts, most of them are from brand new accounts that then get deleted. Many of them are from people saying they’re from foreign countries yet the OP speaks perfect English. In one case I mentioned that the username was the same as a Reddit/Instagram user…

Hell, the most recent one (Kazak person that was kidnapped)? They were taught Kazak and English by their kidnapper? Kazak and Russian sure, but English? I call bullshit.

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    13 days ago

    Don’t believe what you see online. It’s that simple.

    Even with theoretical identity verification, people still lie. I swear it’s like the social media turns peoples gullibility to 100%.

    Everyone online has some odd propensity to want internet stories to be real. Even doing mental gymnastics to believe it. Maybe pointing that out can remove its power.