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AOC mistags Jamaal Bowman online after 'Squad' Dem's brutal primary loss: 'Knows him so well'
June 26, 2024 | 4:41pmFar-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
May 14, 2024 | 10:23am"What my wife doesn't like is when women come up to me and want to touch my hair."
Flight attendant tricked into thinking passenger was Snoop Dogg — then gets roasted for posting fan photo
January 18, 2024 | 12:10pmShe thought she was in Dogg heaven.
Florida state trooper mistakes police captain for fleeing suspect, stops him with wild maneuver: 'You f--king kidding me?'
December 25, 2023 | 2:42pmHighway 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
December 19, 2023 | 11:39amShe 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
May 26, 2023 | 4:36pmOn 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’
May 5, 2023 | 6:02amA 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
April 6, 2023 | 9:14amScott 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
April 6, 2023 | 12:07amA 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
February 2, 2023 | 12:09pmHe was literally a dead man walking.
Texas man gets 35 years for killing 'innocent stranger' he mistook for thief
January 24, 2023 | 2:35pmOscar 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
November 22, 2022 | 6:44pmManhattan 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
May 31, 2022 | 2:55pmDamon 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
March 28, 2022 | 9:32amWill 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
March 3, 2022 | 10:42am“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
February 23, 2022 | 10:57amBethany 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
February 1, 2022 | 4:12pmThe 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
February 1, 2022 | 7:20am“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
August 4, 2021 | 10:07amPolice 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
June 26, 2021 | 2:56amGordon 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...