Following her conviction in April 2023, "mom influencer" Katie Sorensen was sentenced to 90 days in jail, 60 of which could be served on a work-release program, for her false kidnapping report in late 2020, where she accused a Latino couple of attempting to kidnap her children in a California parking lot. According to the SF Chronicle, Sorensen's claim that Sadie and Eddie Martinez attempted to kidnap her children while shopping at a Michaels craft store in Petaluma caught the public's attention when she shared her story with her 57,000 Instagram followers. The video went viral, garnering nearly five million views before eventually being removed. Store surveillance footage and the accused couple's testimony dramatically contradicted Sorensen's claims, and she was charged and eventually convicted of filing a false police report.

In addition to her jail time, Sorensen will be on informal probation for 12 months, during which she is ordered to stay off social media, submit to warrantless search and seizure, and participate in four hours of implicit-bias training, as mentioned in the Yahoo News report.

Racial bias has become central in this case, as Sadie Martinez, one of the accused, called the allegations against her and her husband racially motivated and stated, "It's hard enough to be a Latin family in a white community," in an interview. Post-scandal, Katie Sorensen faced investigations into whether she would be charged with a hate crime, as reported in OK! Magazine.

The impacts of a story like this extend beyond the individuals involved, touching on wider issues of racism, fair reporting, and the way in which social media influences and magnifies such incidents in ways that can have serious implications both for the accusers and the accused. This case highlights the potential pitfalls of sensational social media content, as well as the importance of ensuring that stories shared on these platforms are accurate and fair.