"Bassone noted that while the symbol wasn’t necessarily dangerous or presenting a risk of child exploitation, it was possible in-the-know pedophiles would find the use of the symbol on children’s clothing or toys to be stimulating or amusing."

"2Feld Inc. asserted that they were unaware of the connection, but immediately acted to remove the toys from circulation."

These quotes are part of a fact checking article on Snopes: "code-for-pedophiles-on-toys" -- archived .

The article handles the case as:

CLAIM: Parents should be aware that a code for pedophiles inexplicably showed up on a children's toy at motorsport event Monster Jam.

EXAMPLES Collected via e-mail and Facebook, March 2016 - The local news outlet posted this story. It seems far-fetched. Is there any truth here about these symbols? - Reports obscure symbol on child’s toy is a secret way to know when a child is ready to be sold into sex trade by pedophiles. - True or Fake?

RATING: MOSTLY FALSE

WHAT'S TRUE : Police in Pasco County were surprised to discover a symbol similar to secretive coding used by pedophiles on a Monster Jam souvenir toy.
WHAT'S FALSE : The presence of imagery similar to the symbol poses a risk to children.
WHAT'S UNDETERMINED : How the symbol came to appear on the Monster Jam toy and the extent of its actual use by pedophiles.

My corrected version (Sorry Snopes, you need to learn)

CLAIM: Parents should be aware that a code for pedophiles inexplicably showed up on a children's toy at motorsport event Monster Jam.

EXAMPLES Collected via e-mail and Facebook, March 2016 - The local news outlet posted this story. It seems far-fetched. Is there any truth here about these symbols? - Reports obscure symbol on child’s toy is a secret way to know when a child is ready to be sold into sex trade by pedophiles. - True or Fake?

RATING: MOSTLY TRUE

WHAT'S TRUE : The symbol also used by pedophiles makes it possible that in-the-know pedophiles would find the use of the symbol on children’s clothing or toys to be stimulating or amusing, at least indirectly arising risk to the children using the toy. Facts that the Police in Pasco County were surprised to discover a symbol similar to secretive coding used by pedophiles on a Monster Jam souvenir toy, and that 2Feld Inc immediately acted to remove the toys from circulation are both supportive for the claim to be taken seriously. Parent's around the world should definitely be aware of the symbols used by pedophiles to be able to better keep their children safe.
WHAT'S UNDETERMINED : How the symbol came to appear on the Monster Jam toy

Note: In the corrected version I have removed " and the extent of its actual use by pedophiles." from the undetermined section, as the extent of its actual use by pedophiles exists (FBI) and has been published by Wikileaks. Read also: AOL:"These are the pedophile symbols you need to know to protect your children" -- archived

Conclusion

By clear mistakes made by Snopes in their fact checking article, I claim that they are protecting pedophiles, either in purpose or by accident. If in purpose, they should be added as part of pizzagate investigations. If by accident, they should not be considered as a reliable fact checking service by any media, due to the seriousness of their mistake.

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