‘The girls never have to talk’: Woman says bartenders are working with human traffickers

The subject of human trafficking has been fraught on social media, where content about legitimate cases of human trafficking are just as common as fear-mongering tactics used to drive up views.

From using tissues to mark one’s own car so that other potential traffickers think the poster is “spoken for,” to urging viewers to look for zip ties on their cars, another “sign” of being marked for human trafficking, much content has been made about potential human trafficking in the U.S. with little to back it up.

Folks have also dedicated time to debunking some of the public’s ideas about human trafficking, such as the idea that human traffickers will leave money or other items on their windshield to delay their entry into their vehicle.