get lots of news coverage
For context, this was when I was in mainland China, they didn’t do Amber Alerts or really have a lot of new coverage. I don’t think they would go out of their way to tell the public about it, “face” culture and all, it looks bad if these things get reported often. Kidnapping allegedly happened a lot in China, because fertility issues and One Child Policy. I remember my mother warning me about it, but I can’t be certain if that was before or after that incident.
If you’re under 40, the lack of pictures of your childhood could be conspicuous.
I do have childhood pictures, but I really can’t tell if its really me in the picture. It’s not like I remember what I looked like.
FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 2 days ago
Machine learning is so good now that it can ID your face as a baby as well. Not always, but with enough pictures you’ll reach statistical certainty.
Other than that you could maybe test DNAs. On a less invasive level, if you know your blood type, you could ask your parents for theirs and see if that makes sense.