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Major League Baseball
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

'I let down an entire nation.' He wasn't Shohei Ohtani. He's pulling for the Blue Jays

Robert Herjavec was mistaken for Shohei Ohtani when his plane landed in Toronto and now hopes his visible support for the Blue Jays redeems him to Canadians.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Hitmen mistook him for someone else and left him paralyzed. Now he has undergone euthanasia

A mistaken-identity shooting left Renato Ortuno quadriplegic, and he legally underwent euthanasia in Ecuador after assisted dying became recognized.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Non-smoker fined 433 for dropping cigarette butt in Manchester

A non-smoker living 200 miles away was wrongly convicted for dropping a cigarette butt in Manchester due to mistaken identity and administrative errors.
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Lawyer called Mark Zuckerberg sues Meta after his Facebook accounts are suspended

An Indianapolis lawyer named Mark Zuckerberg sued Meta after repeated Facebook suspensions caused financial losses, mistaken-identity legal trouble, and harassment.
fromNew York Post
2 months ago

Savage murder of boy, 14, in Bronx playground was filmed by brutes in tragic case of mistaken identity: sources

The mob attacked Angel Mendoza in a Bronx playground due to mistaken identity, as he was a friend of two teens previously involved in a gang fight.
US news
fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 months ago

Authorities end search for suspect in kids' deaths after finding look-alike hiker

Federal authorities in Idaho confirmed that a search for Travis Decker in the Sawtooth National Forest was concluded after a case of mistaken identity. A family had reported seeing a man resembling Decker, who is wanted for the deaths of his three daughters in Washington state.
US news
#immigration
fromSlate Magazine
4 months ago
Privacy technologies

This Glitchy, Error-Prone Tool Could Get You Deported-Even If You're a U.S. Citizen

Mistaken identities in immigration policing highlight failures in facial recognition technology, leading to wrongful arrests of U.S. citizens.
fromNew York Post
5 months ago
Atlanta Braves

Georgia college student facing deportation was wrongly pulled over during traffic stop: 'Super maddening'

Ximena Arias-Cristobal was wrongly detained by police due to a mistaken identity, jeopardizing her immigration status.
fromNew York Post
5 months ago
Atlanta Braves

Georgia college student facing deportation was wrongly pulled over during traffic stop: 'Super maddening'

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NYC LGBT
fromNew York Post
5 months ago

Ex-gigolo furious about being identified in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial: 'Damaged my reputation'

Vin Armani denies involvement in Sean Combs' trial, claiming a case of mistaken identity and feeling his reputation has been unjustly damaged.
Black Lives Matter
fromNew York Post
5 months ago

North Carolina cops arrest wrong man at funeral while looking for suspect in 30-year-old murder

Law enforcement mistakenly arrested an innocent man during a funeral, causing disruption and distress among attendees.
Black Lives Matter
fromLos Angeles Times
5 months ago

L.A. hitmaker's red hat led accused killers to mistake him for gang rival, police say

Ray Jacobs was killed in a case of mistaken identity related to gang violence, highlighting ongoing issues despite decreased crime rates.
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