Was a 4-year-old child kidnapped in an Omaha Sam’s Club, then found assaulted in the store’s bathroom?

There is no evidence the incident took place and police in Omaha have flagged the oft-recycled story as an urban legend.

The claim, which has appeared on the internet with varying details for at least two decades, has resurfaced on social media. According to Lt. Neal Bonacci of the Omaha Police Department, multiple versions of the story have circulated with details like location and circumstance tweaked depending on where the claim appeared. Bonacci confirmed that the Omaha claim was false.

One element in the claim is true — it refers to "Code Adam," which is an actual code called to launch a search for children who have gone missing in public places.

The code is named in memory of 6-year-old Adam Walsh and was launched by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and Adam's parents, John and Reve Walsh.