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Post appealing to find birth mother uses stock image with sepia effect

Posts on Facebook claiming that the social media user’s husband is looking for their birth mother, along with a picture of the woman concerned, are hoaxes.

The posts say: “My husband Todd is looking for his birth mother and any siblings. He was born March 18, 1963 in [location] and that is also where he was adopted. The only thing he knows about his mother is she played the organ at a Nazarene Church. Please find it in your heart to help my husband locate his family by sharing this post. Thank you”.

The posts use a sepia-toned image of a young woman that appears to be a scan of an old photograph with frayed edges. However, the image has been taken from an image editing website, with an advertised “old photo effect” used on it. The website shows the same woman…


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