Viral posts suggest Google Maps imagery shows a human trafficking plea in L.A., but police say there's no evidence of nefarious activity.

The signs, which began circulating social media last week, included various words and slogans, such as “HELP” and “TRAFICO,” which means “traffic” in Spanish, “FEDERAL,” “FBI,” “L-A-P-D,” and

Google Earth users spotted multiple instances ... This area is about one mile east of Los Angeles City Hall, situated between the Los Angeles River, North Mission Road and E Cesar E Chavez ...

Police say there is no evidence of trafficking or criminal activity after messages written with pipes and wood went viral on social media.

After wildfires swept through Los Angeles, California, on January 7, 2025, an old clip from 2017 recirculated online in various languages with a false claim that it shows a man rescuing a rabbit from the recent blazes.

A years-old video showing a fire along Interstate 405 in Los Angeles was shared online with the false suggestion that it shows California wildfires in January 2025.

Internet users are shocked by the discovery of disturbing messages spotted in Los Angeles. The large words, which include 'HELP', 'LAPD', 'FEDERAL', and 'TRAFICO', appear to be spelled out using construction materials and debris.

A patch of undeveloped land in downtown Los Angeles is going viral on social media for some distressing messages seen from above, but police have confirmed that they found no illicit activity in the area.

As devastating wildfires fanned by powerful winds ravaged Los Angeles in January 2025, a video of a street shrouded in smoke was shared in social media posts with a false claim that it was filmed in the United States' second-biggest city.

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