Man Shocked to Find His Own 'Missing' Child Poster in Mom's Files. Internet Believes His Mom Is His Kidnapper

A TikTok user was stunned to discover a "Missing Child" poster featuring his own childhood photo buried in his mother's paperwork—sparking wild speculation that he may have been kidnapped as a child.

TikToker @adrian_peru, whose name is Jaime Adrian Peru, was searching for his birth certificate when he stumbled upon the poster, which listed the name Jorge Gimenez—a name he had never heard before. In a now-viral video, he questioned why the poster existed, why his photo was used, and why his mother had never mentioned it.

"Why was I never told? How many times did I go missing?" he asked in shock.

Peru's discovery sent the internet into a frenzy as they speculated on whether he was kidnapped, with many urging him to go to police instead of his mother for answers.

"Wait. Did we just find you????" one user asked. Others commented, "Dude, I think you were kidnapped."

"This could be the greatest prank or we just witnessed the beginning of a new Netflix documentary," one user noted.

Peru provided an update in another video, saying his mother reassured him that it was all a misunderstanding. According to her, the wrong photo had been used for an actual missing child named Jorge Gimenez, and she had taken down the posters once she realized. She also mentioned that traffickers in the early 2000s would allegedly use incorrect photos to lure people into handing over children.

Even after Peru relayed his mother's explanation, many commenters remained skeptical, questioning how his photo ended up on an official missing person flyer in the first place.

"How did they get a picture of you???" one user asked. "You need to go to the police, not your mom," another urged.

Others joked about his apparent denial. "Denial is the first stage. You'll get through this, Jorge," one comment read. "Algorithm...bring me back when he finds his true identity," someone else wrote.

The TikToker added that growing up, his older brothers often told him he was adopted. While Peru insisted he was never kidnapped, he did admit, "Those typical brotherly jokes, they're starting to hit a little more lately."