Oh, I understand the cultural issues.
We have no idea if any of the rest of the family is alive. Or not. Even the little boy himself.
This isn’t about poor refugees, it’s about Hijrah (Jihad by Immigration) so Taquiyya (Lying to advance Islam) is perfectly expected.
That’s probably true, but if someone is going to pull a hoax on a worldwide scale, you probably should get rid of the people who evidence that you are lying.
Either that, or you are bowing the knee to Allah with ritual blood sacrifice so the sheeple “believe the hoax” and submit to your lies.