Madeleine McCann

2023 - 2 - 16

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Here we go again, a girl's going viral on TikTok because she thinks ... (The Tab)

A girl is viral on TikTok and Instagram claiming she is missing UK child, Madeleine McCann. On Instagram account iammadeleinemccan she shares 'evidence'.

Madeleine McCann has a mark of the extremely rare condition coloboma in her right eye – meaning her eyes are slightly different colours. Her Instagram story right now contains lots of picture of her claiming she has the same eye colouring that Madeleine does. She claims she has similar spots on her body to Madeleine, who had a spot on her leg. The profile currently has over 15k followers, and the bio reads: “Help me, I need to talk with Kate and Gerry McCann I think I can be Madeleine. Yet again, a girl is going viral on TikTok because she thinks she’s missing child, Madeleine McCann. “A few months ago,” she says.

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Young woman comes forward saying she is Madeleine McCann and ... (Irish Mirror)

The bizarre video emerged in recent days of a German woman who claims she "could be Madeleine McCann" and has since gone viral with many re-shares, including on ...

"Police investigators from UK and Poland try to ignore me. Help me.” I need DNA test. The woman has become so convinced that she is Madeleine, that she says she wants to get a DNA test to prove her claims. She also claims she has a freckle on her legs and a speck in her eye in the same places as Madeleine. The bizarre video emerged in recent days of a German woman who claims she "could be Madeleine McCann" and has since gone viral with many re-shares, including on TikTok.

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I am Madeleine McCann: Girl who thinks she's Kate and Gerry ... (Entertainment Daily)

The latest Madeleine McCann news has seen a 21-year-old Polish girl claim she believes she could be the missing child of Kate and Gerry.

It reads: “I think I can be Madeleine. I need DNA test. I will tell my story in posts here. [Kate and Gerry McCann vow to ‘never give up’ search for their daughter](https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/true-crime/madeleine-mccann-latest-parents-never-give-up/) Sharing a picture of herself and one of Madeleine, she wrote: “Thank you for support that you give me and for haters I have to say that I am not kidding and I truly believe that I can be her. She would be 19 years old now. The girl also claimed she was staying in the Portuguese resort that Madeleine disappeared from at the time. [sick trend](https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/news/madeleine-mccann-latest-update/) swept Tik Tok where girls claimed to be Madeleine. [Kate](https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/kate-mccann/) and Gerry McCann alongside Julia, to show their similar looks, were also posted. Images claiming to point out similarities between Madeleine and the girl were shared, along with a plea from the girl for “help”. In the bio of her Instagram page, Julia shares a plea for help and a desire to contact Kate and Gerry McCann. [Madeleine McCann](https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/madeleine-mccann/) news, a Polish girl has claimed that she thinks she is Kate and Gerry McCann’s missing daughter.

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German girl claims she's found 'evidence' she is Madeleine McCann (Daily Express)

Madeleine McCann went missing in 2007 during a holiday with her family to Algarve, Portugal.

"Police investigators from UK and Poland try to ignore me. Help me.” I need DNA test.

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'Will tell my story': Mystery woman claims she is the missing ... (MEAWW)

At the age of 3, Madeleine McCann went missing from her bed in a vacation apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal in May 2007.

And in 2017, a student went viral for claiming to have proof that she was the lost child. In order to meet friends for dinner at a tapas bar in the Ocean Club resort where they were all staying, the McCanns left their sleeping kids in their vacation apartment at 8.30 pm. Despite being the focus of sensational media rumors, the computer consultant was never detained in connection with Madeleine's disappearance. After being cleared, each of the three received several hundred thousand pounds in libel damages. [went missing](https://meaww.com/asha-degree-to-christine-silawan-internet-discusses-crime-victims-deserve-justice-idaho-murders) from her bed in a vacation apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on the evening of 3 May 2007. The McCann case was put on hold by the Portuguese attorney general after concluding that all available channels of inquiry had been exhausted, and the suspect status of the McCanns and Murat was lifted. She asserts that Madeleine had a spot on her leg and that she has similar mark on her body. She has posted additional "evidence" and images of herself as a child on this profile. On February 16, a young girl went live on Instagram at night to show proof about why she might be the [missing girl](https://meaww.com/madeleine-mc-cann-is-alive-and-well-claims-witness-who-saw-her-at-portugal-supermarket-german-family), and it has been reported that she wants the authorities to look into it. It was something that I heard from my grandma.” She continues by claiming that despite her attempts to get a copy of her birth certificate, she not being able to get one, which made her more suspicious. She claims she has Madeleine's eye color in several pictures posted to her Instagram story. When during the Instagram live, she was questioned by her audience on when she first thought she might be Madeleine McCann, she responded back saying, “A few months ago.

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Woman claims 'I am Madeleine McCann' in viral video and gives ... (HITC)

A woman with the Instagram account name 'I am Madeleine McCann' is claiming she is the British girl who went missing in 2007.

The mother of two [disappeared](/en-gb/2023/02/08/its-like-nicola-bulley-was-taken-by-aliens-says-search-expert/) in Lancashire while walking her dog along the river Wyre on January 27. “Doesn’t matter who she is. [moles](https://www.instagram.com/p/CosrJQZt8JI/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=) in the same place, including two small dots on her leg and another on her cheek. [claims](https://www.instagram.com/p/CoqDMa4N74M/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=) she has the same hazel mark in her eye that Madeleine famously has and shared a series of photos of it. “I think I can be Madeleine. I will tell my story in posts here,” the bio says.

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German woman makes wild claim she's Madeleine McCann – and ... (Daily Star)

A woman has gone viral on Instagram after she shared a video claiming to "have evidence" that she could be Madeleine McCann, who went missing in Praia da ...

I need DNA test." She also claims she has a freckle on her legs and a speck in her eye in the same places as Madeleine. In the video the influencer posted, she showed a picture of the little Madeleine she found online before sharing her passport photo taken roughly around the same age as the missing girl. The woman has become so convinced that she is Madeleine, that she says she wants to get a DNA test to prove her claims. And another woman has hopped on the bandwagon with her latest unsubstantiated claims. [Madeleine McCann](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/madeleine-mccann)" has gone viral after sharing "evidence" in an Instagram Live – including a tell-tale "speck" in her eye.

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German woman 'believes she's Madeleine McCann' and wants DNA ... (Birmingham Live)

The woman shared photographs, claiming she has a similar fleck in her right eye to the long-lost youngster.

In a new statement, the couple said: ""As has been the case over the many years without Madeleine, the kind messages of support and [Christmas](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/all-about/christmas) wishes which we have received have brought that extra touch of warmth and hope to our lives. In a live video, the woman claimed that she started thinking she could be the missing British girl 'a few months ago'. Back in 2021, a TikToker, who also happened to be named Maddie, hit headlines when she shared footage of herself after being told by friends about her uncanny appearance. She has never been found but, in recent years, TikTok users have gone viral, sharing their resemblances to the youngster. It's the latest person to offer unsubstantiated claims suggesting they could be missing Madeleine. A woman with the username @iammadeleinemcann has gathered thousands of followers on social media, where she started sharing her theories this week.

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Woman thinks she is Madeleine McCann and claims to have evidence (Mirror.co.uk)

Madeleine McCann disappeared from her family's holiday apartment in the Algarve, Portugal in 2007 - and despite extensive police investigations, she remains ...

"Police investigators from UK and Poland try to ignore me. Help me.” I need DNA test. In 2021, a TikToker also called Maddie shared a clip of herself after family and friends told her she looked like the missing tot. Among the woman's "evidence" is a freckle on her leg and a speck in her eye in the same places as Madeleine. The woman is so ready to prove she is Maddie that she's asking for help to get a DNA test.

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'My mother won't talk about it': We spoke to the girl who thinks she's ... (The Tab)

We spoke to the girl currently going viral on Instagram and TikTok who belives she is Madeleine McCann. What she has said to police and her family.

“She said the past is in the past and she is not going to talk about the past. Julia told The Tab she has spoken to her family about her beliefs too, but they didn’t want to talk to her about it. I didn’t take money from anyone and I am not going to do this because police should do DNA test to me and compare it with Kate and Gerry McCann DNA.” “A few months ago I talked with Operation Grange, too.” Operation Grange was set up in 2011 to look at the case of Madeleine McCann. The girl, named Julia, took to an Instagram live this week and said she is 21-years-old but isn’t sure of her real identity or age. Speaking to The Tab, Julia said she has reached out to police multiple times but has been told they will not be investigating.

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German girl 'provides evidence' that she is Madeleine McCann (JOE.co.uk)

The prime suspect in the disappearance, convicted sex offender Christian Brueckner, has been charged in Germany with unrelated sexual offences. He is accused of ...

Another post on her Instagram account illustrates she has a speck next to her eye that resembles Maddie's. I need DNA test," it reads it was a few months ago. The woman continues in the video: "When did I start thinking about... No trace of her has ever been found and no one has been arrested. Why is this not news? She also said she wanted to take a DNA tests, "but the police don't want to help me". Is this Madeleine McCann? Why is no one helping her? In a video posted on Instagram, but widely shared on TikTok, the woman explains that a comment from her grandmother prompted her to think she may be the missing youngster a few years ago. The German woman, who has not been identified, posted a video on social media suggesting she "could be Madeleine McCann" and that her grandma had first suggested the scenario. Maddie was just four years old when she disappeared from her holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in 2007.

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German woman claims she 'might be' Madeleine McCann and offers ... (Scottish Daily Record)

The German woman purports to have evidence backing her claims that she is the youngster, who vanished in 2007.

In 2021, a TikToker also called Maddie shared a clip of herself after family and friends told her she looked like the missing tot. She also claims freckles on her leg and a speck in her eye could be proof of her true identity. In 2016, it was revealed that there had been almost 9,000 reported "sightings" of the Leicestershire child in 101 countries. The biography on her Instagram profile reads: "I think I can be Madeleine. "It was something that I heard from my grandma," she said in a post. German prosecutors have stated in the past that they believe the youngster is dead, and could charge chief suspect Christian Brueckner with her killing this summer.

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Woman shares 'evidence' as she claims she could be missing ... (WalesOnline)

A woman is pleading for help amid her claims she could be missing Madeleine McCann. The German woman, who says she is 21, posted on Instagram saying she ...

She also reaches out to Madeleine's parents in her Instagram bio. She told followers that a comment from her grandmother prompted her to think she may be the missing youngster a few years ago. The unnamed woman's so-called evidence is unsubstantiated but has managed to attract over 25,000 followers with her story also circulating on TikTok. She had been left asleep with her twin two-year-old siblings while her parents dined in a restaurant 180ft away. In a video, which has since attracted 25,000 followers and has also featured on Tiktok, she says authorities are ignoring her. A woman is pleading for help amid her claims she could be missing Madeleine McCann.

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Now the TikTok army thinks they've found Madeleine McCann (Metro)

Madeleine - the world's most-talked about missing child - vanished from an apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal in May 2007.

Speaking to Sky News, Wyre Council leader Michael Vincent said interest in the case has been ‘quite unprecedented’, adding: ‘Everybody seems to have a theory on social media, everybody seems to want to know all of the information.’ [fined for posting videos from the search scene on social media](https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/16/tiktok-sleuth-who-posted-videos-from-nicola-bulley-search-scene-arrested-and-fined-18293204/). She claims to have a freckle on her legs and a speck in her eye in the same places as Madeleine. [as detectives urge ‘internet sleuths’ to stop interfering in the case of Nicola Bulley.](https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/17/nicola-bulley-tiktokers-peering-in-village-windows-and-trying-doors-18300083/) In a video shared to social media, the woman, 21, says she isn’t sure of her real identity or age. Now a woman, believed to be from Poland, is claiming to be the missing toddler.

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