Overview

• Viral social media posts claimed roughly 50 children vanished in Virginia over 10 days, stoking fears of mass abductions without verification.
• Virginia State Police stated they are not investigating any mass kidnapping plot and found no evidence of coordinated abductions.
• Data from the Virginia Missing Children Clearinghouse shows 88 reports last week, which is below the 2025 weekly average of 98.
• Officials said most missing-child cases involve runaways who return quickly and noted that forwarding every case to NCMEC increases Virginia’s national case count.
• Authorities reported that 25 CODI alerts and two Amber Alerts were issued this year with all children recovered and provided safety tips for caregivers.