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Maryland Man With Dementia Still Missing Amid Freezing Weather

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What to know about Maryland Man With Dementia Still Missing Amid Freezing Weather

About 200 people searched for a Maryland man with dementia who disappeared Tuesday morning.

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What happened

About 200 people searched for a Maryland man with dementia who disappeared Tuesday morning.

Why it matters

Daniel DeHaven -- a 65-year-old man who is nonverbal -- was last seen at 11:30 a.m.

Common ground

Tuesday at a Costco store on the 10900 block of Baltimore Avenue in Beltsville.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/police-searching-for-missing-beltsville…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “About 200 people searched for a Maryland man with dementia who disappeared Tuesday morning.”
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Only one web search result explicitly mentions that 'About 200 people searched' for the man. Other results discuss the search generally but do not specify the number of volunteers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hurricane Isaias ( ee-sah-EE-ahss) was a destructive tropical cyclone that caused extensive damage across the Caribbean and the East Coast of the United States while also giving rise to the strongest …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Isaias_(2020)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is a private art and design college in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1826 as the Maryland Institute for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts, it is regarde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_Institute_College_of_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On March 26, 2024, the main spans and the three nearest northeast approach spans of the Francis Scott Key Bridge across the Patapsco River in the Baltimore metropolitan area of Maryland, United States…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_colla…
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Claim 2: “People should gather at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 7, at the Beltsville Volunteer Fire Department Fire House 31 on 4911 Prince George's Avenue in Beltsville, Maryland.”
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The specific gathering time (11 a.m. Sunday, Jan 7) and location (Fire House 31) are mentioned in only one source. Other results for the fire department are general and not related to this specific event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The history of penicillin traces how observations of antibiotic activity in the mould Penicillium led to the development of penicillins, a family of widely used antibiotics. Ancient societies used mou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_penicillin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Laurel is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It is located between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore on the banks of the Patuxent River. Formally, Laurel is part of the Washingto…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurel,_Maryland
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Many protests against Donald Trump took place during his first presidential campaign in 2016 (beginning in 2015), to his first presidency (from 2017 through 2021), to his third presidential campaign i…
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Claim 3: “Daniel DeHaven, who goes by Danny, did not have identification with him when he disappeared.”
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The claim that he did not have identification is only mentioned in one source. Other search results for 'Daniel DeHaven' refer to different individuals (legal cases).
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 14, 2018 · Defendant Daniel DeHaven appeals from the Law Division's August 2, 2017 order denying his petition for post-conviction relief (PCR) without an evidentiary hearing.
https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5bee07f1342cca238c9307…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 14, 1990 · The evidence in question involves a gray jacket that DeHaven was wearing at the time of his arrest in January, 1988. According to police records, nothing was reported to be inside the j…
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-03-14-me-324-st…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 14, 2018 · According to defendant's pre-sentence report, at the time defendant was sentenced on May 4, 2012, he had been in the Union County jail from November 2 Defendant also pled guilty to an u…
https://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/appellate-division-u…
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Claim 4: “Daniel DeHaven -- a 65-year-old man who is nonverbal -- was last seen at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at a Costco store on the 10900 block of Baltimore Avenue in Beltsville.”
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Three independent sources (FOX 5 DC, a missing person notice, and a news article) confirm Daniel DeHaven's age (65), condition (nonverbal/dementia), and the location/time he was last seen (11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the 10900 block of Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville).
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web search NEUTRAL — Daniel DeHaven -- a 65-year-old man who is nonverbal -- was last seen at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at a Costco store on the 10900 block of Baltimore Avenue in Beltsville.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/police-searching-fo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Prince George's County police said 65-year-old Daniel Dehaven was reportedly last seen on store surveillance video in the 10900 block of Baltimore Avenue on Tuesday at about 11:30 a.m. Dehaven's famil…
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/65-year-old-prince-georges-count…
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web search NEUTRAL — Last seen today (January 2) around 11:30 am in the 10900 block of Baltimore Avenue in Beltsville. 5'9", 175lbs, brown eyes.
https://twitter.com/PGPDNews/status/948340019021991937
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Claim 5: “Police received a tip that a man meeting Daniel DeHaven's description was seen in downtown Silver Spring, but they were unable to find him.”
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Both 'Maryland Man With Dementia Still Missing' and 'FOX 5 DC' (and WJLA) report that police received a tip about a man matching his description in downtown Silver Spring but were unable to locate him.
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web search NEUTRAL — Police received a tip that a man meeting Daniel DeHaven's description was seen in downtown Silver Spring, but they were unable to find him. Daniel DeHaven is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 175 pounds…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/police-searching-fo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dehaven's family said he suffers from dementia and is non-verbal. Authorities said officers, detectives, K-9 units and helicopters searched for him throughout the night but could not locate him. Offic…
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/65-year-old-prince-georges-count…
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web search NEUTRAL — DeHaven opened up to VladTV about his connect setting him up over $15,000 and being shot in front of Jay-Z. He explained that Jay didn't believe that DeHaven was shot at first, but they quickly made t…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGaFRLy_mJA
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Claim 6: “He was last seen wearing a gray hat, black coat and blue jeans.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the specific clothing (gray hat, black coat, blue jeans) he was wearing.
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Claim 7: “Police and volunteers have been searching for Daniel DeHaven around the clock despite snow and blustery temperatures.”
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Multiple sources confirm that police and other agencies searched for DeHaven during frigid/freezing weather conditions around the clock (e.g., 'searched for him throughout the night').
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Daniel Roy Gilchrist Noboa Azín ( noh-BOH-ə; Latin American Spanish pronunciation: [daˈnjel noˈβo.a]; born 30 November 1987) is an Ecuadorian politician and businessman serving as the 48th and curren…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound. With a population of 134,023 at the 2020 census, it is the third-mos…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Banco Master scandal is an ongoing political scandal in Brazil, involving investigations into alleged financial fraud in private bank Banco Master and the political dealings of its major sharehold…
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Claim 8: “Police in Greenbelt, Laurel and Montgomery County, as well as federal officials, are helping search for Daniel DeHaven.”
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The specific list of assisting agencies (Greenbelt, Laurel, Montgomery County, and federal officials) is only mentioned in one source.
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web search NEUTRAL — Police in Greenbelt, Laurel and Montgomery County, as well as federal officials, are helping search for Daniel DeHaven. Daniel DeHaven, who goes by Danny, did not have identification with him when he …
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/police-searching-fo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Police and the Prince George’s County executive speak the death of Daniel DeHaven, a man with dementia who was found dead after a week missing. News4’s...
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/death-of-miss…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 10, 2018 · – The Prince George’s County Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in searching for a missing person. He is identified as 65-year-old Daniel Dehaven.
https://thebaynet.com/pg-police-seek-missing-man-suffering-f…
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Claim 9: “Daniel DeHaven is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 175 pounds. He has brown eyes and partially gray hair, police said.”
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Although the 'Evidence for claim 8' section says no evidence found, the 'Evidence for claim 1' and 'Evidence for claim 7' sections explicitly contain the physical description: 5'9", 175 lbs, brown eyes, and partially gray hair.
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Claim 10: “A group of volunteers who organized online searched neighborhoods in the area on Saturday and are expected to head back out on Sunday.”
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The detail about online-organized volunteers searching on Saturday and planning for Sunday is only found in one specific news source.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — George Washington Carver (c. 1864 – January 5, 1943) was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was one of t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Many protests against Donald Trump took place during his first presidential campaign in 2016 (beginning in 2015), to his first presidency (from 2017 through 2021), to his third presidential campaign i…
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web search NEUTRAL — A group of volunteers who organized online searched neighborhoods in the area on Saturday and are expected to head back out on Sunday. They asked anyone with outdoor surveillance cameras to check the …
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/police-searching-fo…
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.