"Influencers tout ridiculous claims that online retailer Wayfair is trafficking CHILDREN" - Mail Online

From the Daily Mail Online
by Erica Tempesta For Dailymail.com
Published: 00:39, 15 July 2020 | Updated: 01:31, 15 July 2020

Influencers tout ridiculous claims that online retailer Wayfair is trafficking CHILDREN through the sale of high-priced cabinets after the bizarre conspiracy theory swept the internet

• The conspiracy theory that Wayfair is trafficking children through its website has been floating around social media since June 
• It seems to have originated from QAnon, an online conspiracy-theory group that believes President Trump is fighting a secret war against deep-state pedophiles
• The unfounded claims gained traction last Thursday after someone posted about Wayfair's high-priced cabinets on a Conspiracy subreddit 
• The original poster shared a screenshot from Wayfair's mobile site that shows four cabinets that cost between $12,699.99 and $14,499.99
• The cabinets were named Neriah, Yaritza, Samiyah, and Alyvia, leading conspiracy theorists to claim they were the names of missing children 
• People took to Twitter to share screengrabs of other high-price items on the Wayfair site they found to be suspicious, including pillows and shower curtains  
• Wayfair denied the claims, saying the cabinets 'are accurately priced' 
• The conspiracy theory has also been debunked by Reuters, Snopes, Facebook's independent fact-checkers, and other journalists 
• Rebecca Pfeiffer, Maddie Thompson, and Kassady Bingham are among the influencers who used their platforms to spread the allegations over the weekend 

A number of lifestyle influencers used their platforms over the weekend to spread an unfounded conspiracy theory that Wayfair is trafficking children through its website — a baseless claim that has been debunked by various outlets and denied by the company. 

The allegation has been floating around social media since June and seems to have originated from the conspiracy-theory group QAnon, according to BuzzFeed News, but it gained traction last Thursday after a post shared on the Conspiracy subreddit went viral.  

'Is it possible Wayfair involved in Human trafficking with their WFX Utility collection? Or are these just extremely overpriced cabinets? (Note the names of the cabinets) this makes me sick to my stomach if it's true,' wrote Reddit user PrincessPeach1987.

The original poster shared a screenshot from Wayfair's mobile site that shows four cabinets — named Neriah, Yaritza, Samiyah, and Alyvia — that cost between $12,699.99 and $14,499.99. 

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