Shortly after Ellen DeGeneres was drawn into Wayfair’s conspiracy theory for her association with the furniture company, social media users have now linked another celebrity to the controversy – Tom Hanks. Conspiracy supporters now believe Hanks was somehow involved in the child trafficking allegations because of an Instagram photo he posted in July 2016.
Wayfair started following social media trends last week on July 10, after thousands of people turned to Twitter for a conspiracy theory accusing Wayfair of child trafficking. The theory began after people noticed that the company was charging sky-high prices for items like storage cabinets and cushions, and although all of the items looked the same, they allegedly wrote different names on the item descriptions. . Some social media users believe the furniture and home goods company is selling “missing children” through their expensive cabinets and cushions that cost nearly $ 10,000 to $ 12,000 and $ 9,000. One aspect of the theory claims that inventory management unit (SKU) numbers can be used to find photos of young girls on a Russian search engine.
Social media users have now reportedly linked Tom Hanks to the search engine. Some conspiracy theorists who delved deep into Hanks’ Instagram archives discovered a bizarre image posted on July 18, 2016, where he shared a photo of a glove he found lying on the ground in Red Bluff, California. Hanks, in the legend, wrote: “Give me five!” However, in the photo, next to the glove, the words “SRC USA” appeared to be scrawled on the floor.
At the start of the conspiracy theory, many social media users, including Redditors, reported that when they searched the SKU codes of suspicious items on Russian search engine Yandex with “SRC USA”, the results of the research would have produced images of little girls. However, if a person used a number combination preceded by “SRC USA”, the results would be similar.
Since the image reappeared on social media with alleged links to the Wayfair conspiracy theory, many users have commented on the image in an attempt to understand what it has to do with the theory. While several other users looked heartbroken, believing that Hanks might be related to the theory.
Previously, Ellen DeGeneres was asked on Twitter for her Wayfair collection which allegedly included a five-figure pillow. Many followers of the child trafficking conspiracy theory began to suspect and wonder if the talk show host was involved in the bogus theory.
Wayfair last week released a statement denying the allegations, saying: “There is, of course, no truth to these allegations. The products in question are industrial grade cabinets that are accurately priced. Acknowledging that the photos and descriptions provided by the supplier did not properly explain the high price, we have temporarily removed the products from the site to rename them and to provide a more detailed description and photos which accurately illustrate the product to clarify the price. “