Do you know where the specific detail of child trafficking was manufactured? The NYT article doesn't say it.
Also, did the people who made this up think it was a joke? I really don't see how else a hair brain idea like this could be made.
Also, did the people who made this up think it was a joke? I really don't see how else a hair brain idea like this could be made.
No, there are people who have their children removed who sincerely believe there's a shadowy organisation who steals babies for paedophile rings, or to sell babies.
When you look at people who have CPS involved in their families you're going to find a larger proportion of people consumed by conspiracy theory. That sometimes makes them aggressive to people who want to make simple checks, which increases the amount of scrutiny the family comes under.
I hate linking to videos because they often identify the children, but here's one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNBv6Z8ZSPQ
A Google search for [cps pedophile] will return many many hits.