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    NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

    by Melissa Goldin Feb 16, 2024 4 minutes
    Source: Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

    A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out.

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    Posts share erroneous information about suspect identification in Kansas City mass shooting

    CLAIM: A 44-year-old migrant named Sahil Omar was identified as one of the shooters at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade on Wednesday.

    THE FACTS: Three juveniles were detained and one was later released in the investigation into the shooting that broke out at the conclusion of parade festivities outside historic Union Station, police said. The name Sahil Omar along with the same description has been used, and a December shooting in Las Vegas.

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