Reason Magazine
•'Child trafficking' sting video turns out to be toy drive
49% Informative
In a December 16 Instagram post, Ernest Carter shared a video of a Coca-Cola delivery truck that he claimed was found "full of kids" The truck and the police depicted were actually outside a mall in Davenport , Iowa , where the local police association was running a toy donation drive.
A police spokesperson said the video depicted "no criminal investigation" and reports about child trafficking were "false" and "fake news".
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