{"id":658833,"date":"2021-08-18T17:39:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T21:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=658833"},"modified":"2021-08-18T17:39:11","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T21:39:11","slug":"fact-check-did-miami-dade-police-release-this-warning-about-ms-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-miami-dade-police-release-this-warning-about-ms-13\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Miami-Dade Police Release This Warning About MS-13?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-miami-dade-police-release-this-warning-about-ms-13%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=658833&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/angel.l.figueroa.7\/posts\/10158651265538403\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> allegedly shows a warning from the Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Department about the MS-13 gang using crying young people to lure women to assault them.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7263401\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7263401\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7263401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-18-at-2.11.25-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Facebook\/Screenshot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-18-at-2.11.25-PM.jpg 448w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-18-at-2.11.25-PM-108x120.jpg 108w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-18-at-2.11.25-PM-620x690-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-18-at-2.11.25-PM-768x855-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-18-at-2.11.25-PM-1536x1710-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-18-at-2.11.25-PM-2048x2281-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7263401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facebook\/Screenshot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The hoax document has circulated online over the years. The Miami-Dade Police Department said Wednesday that the department has \u201cno intelligence that would support its contents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The notice, purportedly from the Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Department, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/angel.l.figueroa.7\/posts\/10158651265538403\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reads<\/a> in part, \u201cIf you find a young person crying on the road showing you their address and is asking you to take them to that address\u2026. take that child to the POLICE STATION!! No matter what you do, DON\u2019T go to that address. This is a new way for gang members (MS13) to rape women.\u201d It goes on to urge readers to forward the message to others and to claim it has been \u201cpublished by CNN &amp; FOX NEWS.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Florida\u2019s Miami-Dade County has not, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/IbVV1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miami Herald<\/a>, had an elected sheriff since the 1960s, though its voters <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/investigations\/miami-dade-police-department-will-become-a-sheriffs-office-but-big-questions-remain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">are expected<\/a> to elect one by 2024. The Miami-Dade Police Department currently provides \u201cbasic police services throughout the unincorporated area of Miami-Dade County, Miami Lakes, Palmetto Bay and Cutler Bay,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamidade.gov\/global\/police\/home.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the county\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact didn\u2019t find any record of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/search?q=miami+dade+sheriff+ms-13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/search-results\/search?q=miami%20dade%20sheriff%20ms-13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fox News<\/a> or any other major news outlet reporting on the Miami-Dade Police Department issuing the warning in question. Rather, the department on Wednesday put out statements on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/miamidadepd\/posts\/10158779986849926\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CSuLSE9HGIU\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiamiDadePD\/status\/1428022324486356994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> calling the supposed document a hoax.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.6635514018692\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RumorControl?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RumorControl<\/a> \u2013 We have been made aware that the below hoax is once again making the rounds on social media. This is NOT an official communication from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MDPD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MDPD<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiamiDadeCounty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MiamiDadeCounty<\/a>. We have no intelligence that would support its contents. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nychE3Fr84\">pic.twitter.com\/nychE3Fr84<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Miami-Dade Police (@MiamiDadePD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiamiDadePD\/status\/1428022324486356994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201c#RumorControl \u2013 We have been made aware that the below hoax is once again making the rounds on social media,\u201d the department <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiamiDadePD\/status\/1428022324486356994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a>. \u201cThis is NOT an official communication from #MDPD or @MiamiDadeCounty. We have no intelligence that would support its contents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Miami-Dade Police Department has previously debunked the claim that it published the warning, such as in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/10158121428659926\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2011<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiamiDadePD\/status\/1084476816939802624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2019<\/a>. In 2011, the department said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/10158121428659926\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in a Facebook note<\/a> that it had \u201cnot issued such a release nor have we received any reports to substantiate these claims\u201d but urged residents to \u201cuse caution should they come across a questionable incident that involves the aforementioned scenario.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen in doubt, do not stop to render aid, call 9-1-1 and provide the information to the police,\u201d the police department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/10158121428659926\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">advised<\/a> in the 2011 Facebook statement. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/01\/31\/fact-check-obama-drone-wedding-women-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Obama Order A Drone Strike On A Wedding That Killed 10 Women And 23 Children?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/fact-check\/lost-child-rape-lure\/\">Similar hoaxes<\/a> have also circulated via email and text message over the years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook allegedly shows a warning from the Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Department about the MS-13 gang using crying young people to lure women to assault them. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-658833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/658833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=658833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/658833\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=658833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=658833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=658833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}