evidence: CLAIM: Thousands of children are missing following the deadly wildfires in Maui. [...] THE FACTS: False claims that thousands of children remain missing after wildfires swept across Maui in early August are still spreading on social media, despite evidence to the contrary. "What happened to the missing children of Maui?" asks one Instagram post which includes footage from the wildfires and their aftermath. "According to some adamant news sources, only 122 names remain ‘unaccounted’ for."