Human or child trafficking? Call for help? Over the past few days, social media networks have been awash with hypotheses.

Ominous “HELP” messages carved onto debris in Los Angeles and spotted on Google Maps have raised alarm among social media ...

LAPD has debunked the human trafficking conspiracy theories linked with the viral mysterious ‘help’ messages in Google Maps ...

Internet users are shocked by the discovery of disturbing messages spotted in Los Angeles. The large words ... Web sleuths ...

Enter the city of Los Angeles, where a small triangular ... a dozen times on the piece of land that is owned by the Union Pacific Railroad. The Spanish words for “trafficking,” “federal ...

The satellite image was taken above the 500 block of Mission Avenue in Los Angeles. The property is owned by Union Pacific Railroad (UP), the Los Angeles Police Department told VERIFY in an email.

Internet users have been shocked by the discovery of large words visible on Google Maps which include 'HELP', 'LAPD', ...

Large HELP and TRAFICO signs near Cesar Chavez Ave in LA stir fears of trafficking or protests over displacement.

Police have since confirmed that the rail yard located a mile east of Los Angeles City Hall belongs to Union Pacific Railroad, per The Independent. Mysterious signs have 'Help' written in debris ...