Baseless claims about Rep. Adam Schiff and a boy in a photo spread online. The child — now an adult — is alive and well, contrary to social media claims.
"Justice for that little boy he killed," text above the photo says."That’s right can’t hide anymore. Adam Schiff is a known pedophile, he settled out of court numerous times for sex crimes of male minors one as young as 11, court documents are sealed but won’t be for long, look it up!""
This post was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. A reverse image search of the photo shows that Schiff tweeted it in February 2017, encouraging people to participate in youth mentoring with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America organization.."#BeAMentor like I was for @BBBSLA — it’s life-changing!"President Joe Biden said, “I know you all know there’s no climate problem,” proving that people have been “lying for decades” about climate change.
to Schiff on Twitter:"Love this photo! We were both so young!! And yes, be a mentor! It changes lives — it certainly changed mine!"
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