Within hours of this panicked posting from 16-year-old Kara Alongi, #HelpFindKara became a trending topic, and police launched an investigation. After she was found at a New Jersey Turnpike rest stop, however, the kidnapping was revealed as a hoax. The hot hashtag quickly evolved into a satirical thread: “#HelpFindKara a good therapist,” etc.
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