The same van has been driving around for a good 6 years now and wants to steal our dogs... or not!
Again we are receiving inquiries about a very old fake news story. It's about the white Mercedes that is supposedly driven by men who want to steal our dogs to use them in dog fights around Europe.
The text and the photo are always the same:
Image in plain text:
DANGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THIS CRAP IS STEALING OUR DOGS FOR DOG FIGHTS AROUND EUROPE….
PLEASE SHARE!!!!!!! , the license plate is also readable if you click on the photo, please SHARE EVERYWHERE, EVEN IN GROUPS
As already mentioned, this rumor has been persistent for almost 6 years.
A Norwegian website reported about this van in 2012:
Abstract:
“The police warn about this white Mercedes with SPANISH license plates”
A white Mercedes with Spanish license plates was recently spotted. The inmates, presumably Eastern Europeans, said they were looking for metals and batteries.
Police are warning the public to be vigilant if they see this car as the pair may be looking for not only metals, but also personal valuables.
We took a closer look at both photos (the one from Facebook and the one from the Norwegian site).
We are sure that this is the same car because there are 4 matches:
1) The driver is wearing the same sweater.
2) The car has the same damage on the right side.
3) There is also a “horseshoe” on the front and
4) although the license plate on the Norwegian side is pixelated, we think it is also identical / Spanish license plate
Result:
So it's a typical hoax.
This car with these occupants probably exists or may have existed, but these men do not catch dogs (as described on Facebook), but are after metals and copper, which is generally a problem in Europe.
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