D.C.'s Missing Teens: A False Number That Spurred A Real Conversation On Race
A viral image last week claimed 14 girls of color went missing in 24 hours in D.C. — though police say that's untrue. But the facts are startling, with very real consequences.
The number was nothing less than a shock to the system. In text set beside a series of photographs, each one depicting a girl of color staring back at the camera, the image that went viral on social media last week claims to lay bare an appalling truth: "14 Girls Have Gone Missing in DC in the Last 24 Hours."
Trouble is, police say the claim is not true.
On Friday, the city's Metropolitan Police Department that at no point in recent weeks have 14 girls disappeared.
