![]() Stuttgart is located about 45 miles from Little Rock, the capital of Arkansas. “We have investigators working on this right now and can’t release any other information right now,” Mark Duke, the police chief in Stuttgart, Arkansas, said in a statement. The girl appears to either have bruisings around her eyes or is wearing dark eye shadow.Īuthorities are now investigating the video after police began receiving dozens of calls about the girl’s resemblance to Compton, reported KATV, an ABC affiliate in Arkansas. In the video, the girl, who appears to look like Compton, is seen sitting in the back of a car between two men, who are speaking, while she silently stares at the camera. Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Facebook.A now-deleted TikTok video is causing a stir on Twitter after users began suspecting the girl in the video was Cassie Compton, an Arkansas girl who went missing in September 2014 when she was 15 years old. Thank you for supporting our journalism. You can subscribe to our print edition, ad-free app or electronic newspaper replica here. 13, 2020, Cassie Compton missing from Stuttgart for 6 years 15, Police say woman in viral TikTok video is not missing Arkansas girl 15, Authorities confirm girl in viral TikTok video is not Cassie Compton 14, TikTok video goes viral after some say it may depict missing teen Cassie Compton National Missing and Unidentified Persons Registry, accessed Sept.15, Police: Woman in TikTok video not missing Arkansas girl Cassie Compton The FBI and Stuttgart police concluded the video does not show Compton after investigating it and speaking with the woman in the video. We rate the claim that a TikTok video shows missing person Cassie Compton FALSE, based on our research. "Everybody wants answers and from all the investigating that the department has done, there just aren't any conclusive answers to give," Mahfouz said. There have been no updates on the case since the January investigation into the video.įact check: Viral posts falsely claim animals escaped zoo in New Jersey amid Ida "Big letdown for people around here that have really been wondering what's happening to her." "The video was a dead ringer. It really got a lot of people's hopes up," Mahfouz said. Though disappointed by the finding, Mahfouz said local authorities continue to look for the missing girl. Mahfouz told USA TODAY that the Stuttgart Police Department, the FBI and the Arkansas State Police collaborated on an investigation into the video.Īfter locating and interviewing the young woman in the original TikTok video, authorities confirmed she was not Compton, the Stuttgart Daily Leader reported on Jan. And this is my phone and I am real and this is a real account.” USA TODAY reached out to Phillips for comment. 14, a young woman who identified herself as Haley Grace Phillips posted a story on Instagram saying that she was the person in the TikTok video and addressing questions about the bruises under her eyes, the Stuttgart Daily Leader reported. The video caught the attention of a private investigator who has long searched for Compton, according to Arkansas news station KATV. It even briefly convinced Compton's mother it was her, THV 11 reported. 13, when users began commenting that it showed Compton, the Stuttgart Daily Leader reported.Īccording to Mahfouz, the resemblance to Compton was uncanny. ![]() ![]() The TikTok video gained national attention on Jan. Multiple law enforcement agencies and the woman actually in the video confirmed the clip does not show Compton, Stuttgart police spokesperson John Eric Mahfouz told USA TODAY. Police said TikTok does not show Cassie Compton A spokesperson for the City of Stuttgart Police Department, which has led the investigation into Compton's disappearance, told USA TODAY that the case is still unsolved. However, several law enforcement agencies determined the video does not show Compton. 14.įact check: False claim that TV meteorologist was wearing an ankle monitor Nearly 50,000 people have shared the post since it was first published on Jan. "TikTok Just Found A Girl That’s Been Missing For 6 Years," the Facebook post is captioned. "So Sad To Watch, Hope They Find Her." USA TODAY reached out to the user who made the post for comment. ![]()
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