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WayfairGate was a conspiracy theory that falsely alleged that online furniture store Wayfair was acting as a hub for human trafficking.[1][2][3] It originated in July 2020, when a number of users on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube started spreading claims that the furniture the company was selling online were actually children.[1][4]

In 2020, multiple believers of the conspiracy theory falsely stated that an American teenager had been sold as a $10,000 pillow on Wayfair. She was at home with her family at the time. Another 18-year-old girl who was said to have been trafficked on the website recorded and published a video clarifying that no such incident had happened. A Texas teenager who had been missing and then was found in the same month in 2017 was falsely alleged to have been trafficked on the platform.[1][5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Novak, Matt (2026-02-04). "Why the Epstein Files Are Reviving a Conspiracy Theory About Wayfair and Human Trafficking". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
  2. ↑ Swenson | AP, Amanda Seitz and Ali (2020-07-16). "Baseless Wayfair child-trafficking theory spreads online". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
  3. ↑ Hupp Williamson, Sarah; Creel, Sadie; Walker, Emily (2023). "#WayfairGate and the Growth of Sex Trafficking Panics Across Social Media". Critical Criminology. 31 (3): 617–633. doi:10.1007/s10612-022-09677-2. ISSN 1205-8629.
  4. ↑ Liles, Jordan (2026-02-06). "Does $8K Wayfair receipt in Epstein files confirm child trafficking conspiracy theory?". Snopes. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
  5. ↑ "VERIFY: Separating fact, fiction in viral claims about Wayfair, human trafficking". FOX43. 2020.
  6. ↑ Contrera, Jessica. "A QAnon con: How the viral Wayfair sex trafficking lie hurt real kids". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
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