Outdated Missing Child Alert – Duncan Craig Bennell Has Been Found

Outline
Widely circulated social media message asks recipients to watch out for a child named Duncan Craig Bennell, who it claims was kidnapped from a primary school in Western Australia.

Brief Analysis
The boy was reported missing via Facebook posts back in October 2012, but was located very soon after the initial reports were posted. Subsequent posts indicate that he was safe with family members. The boy is no longer missing and the continued circulation of this message is no longer required and is likely to do more harm than good.

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Last updated: February 4, 2013
First published: February 4, 2013
Article written by Brett M. Christensen
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Example

Detailed Analysis
According to a message that has circulated via social media posts for several months and is now also circulating via email, a child named Duncan Craig Bennell, was kidnapped from Carey Park Primary School in Bunbury, Western Australia. The message asks recipients to share the child’s picture in the hope that someone knows his whereabouts and to report sightings to the police.

Young Duncan was reported missing by family members via Facebook posts back in October 2012, but he was located almost immediately. Further posts indicate that the boy was safe with his mother. Details about the case remai
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