mistaken identity

AOC mistags Jamaal Bowman online after 'Squad' Dem's brutal primary loss: 'Knows him so well'

Far-left Bronx and Queens Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tried to pump up ousted Rep. Jamaal Bowman online Wednesday following his primary loss -- only to tag the wrong social media user...

I'm a dead ringer for Jason Momoa — I have to fend off women while shopping with my wife

"What my wife doesn't like is when women come up to me and want to touch my hair."

Florida state trooper mistakes police captain for fleeing suspect, stops him with wild maneuver: 'You f--king kidding me?'

Highway patrol received reports of a reckless driver speeding through Opa-Locka traffic the night of November 29 and dispatched Trooper Walner Wroy to the area, according to Local 10.

My personalized Christmas cards were totally wrong — we sent them out anyway

She made a list but wasn't checking it twice.

How a case of mistaken identity landed a vengeful ice cream man in prison for life

On Friday, more than 12 years after Michael Keetley opened fire on a group of people in Ruskin, Florida, a judge sentenced him to six life sentences.

White UC Berkeley prof, 45, apologizes after claiming to be Native American for her ‘whole life’

A California professor who claimed she was Native American for her entire life has revealed she is white, apologizing for breaking the trust of the Native communities she lived alongside.

Texas dad says glitch in 'Find My iPhone' app sends angry strangers to his home at all hours demanding their devices

Scott Schuster says a possible glitch within Apple's "Find My iPhone" app is putting his family at risk.

FBI agents handcuff, interrogate Delta pilot after entering wrong hotel room in training mishap

A Boston hotel guest was awoken in the middle of the night by federal agents who barged into his room, handcuffed him and interrogated him for an hour -- before...

'Dead' man discovered alive — 8 months after being cremated

He was literally a dead man walking.

Texas man gets 35 years for killing 'innocent stranger' he mistook for thief

Oscar Aristides Garcia, 35, pleaded guilty in October to murder for the 2018 shooting death of 37-year-old Nicolas Bautista who was falsely accused of being a tailgate thief.

Man mistaken for NYC burglary suspect turns out to be wanted in groping attack

Manhattan cops thought they nabbed a wanted burglar last week -- only to realize he was actually sought on a groping charge, police sources said.

Man charged with shooting wife after mistaking her for intruder

Damon Bailey has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly shooting his wife inside their Texas home after he mistakenly thought she was an intruder.

Will Smith Twitter account has a field day with Chris Rock slap disaster

Will Smith's wrongfully accused online doppelgänger has decided to troll those who thought he was the Oscar winner.

Double fault: Serena Williams slams New York Times for mistaking her for sister Venus

“You can do better, @nytimes,” the 23-time Grand Slam champion wrote after the paper mixed her up with Venus.

'Could happen to anyone': Woman jailed 13 days in mistaken identity, lawsuit claims

Bethany K. Farber is suing the city of Los Angeles and the LAPD for arresting her at Los Angeles International Airport as she waited to board a flight to Mexico...

LI woman mistaken for fired anti-cop actress says videos have helped stop vile threats

The Long Island woman with the same name as the actress fired over an anti-NYPD funeral rant said the videos she posted begging her attackers to stop -- and The...

'I cannot handle it': LI woman with same name as actress fired for NYPD funeral rant makes tearful plea

“My name is Jacqueline Michelle Guzman. I am a 25-year-old gymnastics coach and a business owner,” the home-based chocolate vendor said in a tearful video.

Case of mistaken identity lands man in mental hospital for almost 3 years

Police reportedly failed to cross-reference photos and fingerprint records between the fugitive they were seeking and the homeless man they actually arrested.

Hero who stopped gunman shot dead by police in case of mistaken identity

Gordon Beesley was responding to a call in the Olde Town Arvada area was gunned down by AR-15 wielding Ronald Troyke. John Hurley heard the shots and rushed to confront...