Thread by @mediawise

After that thread about @Wayfair 👇, we received tons of replies from people that felt our reporting wasn’t as thorough as it could have been, so we did some more research to get to the bottom of it.

https://twitter.com/mediawise/status/1281711438462177281

FYI this is @mediawise editorial director @kriswellesley chiming in here. I think it’s important that we figure out whether the children’s names we’re constantly seeing associated with this conspiracy are in fact missing. So here we go...

Yaritza Castro, Samara Duplessis, Cameron Dziedzic, Mary Durrett, Kylah Coleman & Samiyah Mumin are all allegedly missing and connected to Wayfair because their names were used in a pillow or cabinet product listing.

Of these 6 kids, only ONE of them is currently missing -- Yaritza Castro. She was last seen in CT on June 10. We didn’t find any evidence she has been found. Contact @MissingKids if you have information. api.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/13…

As for Samara Duplessis, she went missing in May and was back home the next day, according to her parents’ Facebook posts. They’ve even posted photos of her since then spending time with her family.

The St. Mary’s County, MD Sheriff’s Office blog reported Cameron Dziedzic missing in April and has since been updated to reflect he’s been found. firstsheriff.blogspot.com/2020/04/missin…

Back in December 2017, @abc13houston reported that Mary Durrett, who went missing earlier that month, was also found safe. abc13.com/missing-girl-t…

Kylah Coleman was missing back in January, but her name doesn’t appear on the @CLEpolice missing person list today. She joined @theangiestanton on Instagram Live recently and confirmed she was missing, but is back home now. instagram.com/tv/CCe_grDBz_Q/

Lastly, there’s Samiyah Mumin. In a recent Facebook Live, she was visibly upset about being caught up in the conspiracy and says she was never missing & isn’t being trafficked. You can watch the video here, just know she uses profanity.

So, to summarize, based on our research, only 1 of the 6 children are currently missing. Others, 4 of 6, have returned home and 1 says she was never missing. Though, we did find this story that was published to @newsbreakApp that seems to conflict. newsbreak.com/news/0Lmuxd0G/…

We also saw a lot of responses suggesting these cabinets and pillows shouldn’t be so expensive. Be mindful that .@Wayfair, like .@amazon, is a clearinghouse, with over 11,000 vendors.

According to @vox, when a customer places an order, Wayfair sources the product from a vendor and ships it to them. They’re the middle-man for vendors who produce the same item and sell it to different brands under different names. vox.com/2019/8/28/2083…

.@Wayfair also crossposts the same products to several different sites, even direct competitors and fellow “house” brands. And the prices for the same products change constantly.

So could a cabinet really cost $10K? YES! Airtight and/or impenetrable industrial cabinets - like one that holds drugs locked up in a hospital - can cost that and sometimes more. I found these on @amazon for $23K and over $15K.

All in all, we appreciate the constructive feedback we received! We hope this clears the confusion. Sometimes fact-checking requires a simple Google search. Other times, much more. I have 66 tabs open right now just working on this thread!

Just remember that not all sources are reliable and some will lead you down the wrong path. Stick with reliable and trustworthy sources when fact-checking. If you see a claim you want us to check, use #isthislegit to let us know!