Boebert Shares Misleading Claim on ‘Missing’ Children

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) tweeted that “365,348 children went missing in 2020” and criticized “the media” for lacking coverage of that statistic, Insider reports.

She added: “There enlies the problem,” appearing to intend to use the phrase, “therein lies.”

“While that number is technically correct — there were 365,348 reports of missing children entered into the FBI’s National Crime Information Center database last year — nearly 95% of those were categorized as runaways, or children who leave home without permission and stay away for at least one night.”