Overview

• Investigators are pursuing a case against a 35-year-old German woman suspected of writing the false missing-child posts tied to Heidenau and Pirna.
• Police state there was no abduction of a girl named Mia and note that claims of surveillance footage formed part of the fabricated narrative.
• The posts spread quickly on Facebook with shifting ages, locations, and swapped photos, often featuring an image of a police vehicle bearing Baden-Württemberg plates.
• Some iterations included videos that redirected users into phishing or hacking schemes, adding a cybersecurity risk to the hoax.
• Authorities report that many posts have been taken down and stress that simulating a crime is punishable by up to three years in prison.