Heavy: “Early on July 10, a new conspiracy theory began trending on social media concerning American furniture retailer Wayfair. The conspiracy theory states that some of the cabinets on Wayfair’s website were being used for human trafficking because they were listed at high prices and many had strange names.”
“The conspiracy theory seems to have originated on the /r/conspiracy subreddit when a user named PrincessPeach1987 said that cabinets listed on Wayfair by vendor WFX Utility were priced over $10,000 and had distinctive names like ‘Yaritza’ or ‘Samiyah.’ The user suggested that these names could be placeholders for humans and human trafficking.”
“A Twitter user with the handle @edmmariluna posted about the conspiracy on Twitter and her post has since received over 215,000 likes and 87,000 retweets. Another user posted a series of photos on Twitter of the cabinets side-by-side with missing children with the same names as the cabinets.”
“One person said, ‘Hi. Just a friendly reminder that #Wayfair isn’t trending because the belief is that exploited children are being shipped in cabinets. It’s trending because the cabinets (among other products, such as shower curtains and blankets) may be a front. Have a nice day.'”