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wrongly identified



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The names of the wrongly identified men were shared in posts alongside calls to arrest them.

From Slate • Jan. 28, 2026

The Israeli Defence Forces initially said "a fallen projectile" had been identified in southern Israel on Thursday, but later said it had been wrongly identified.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

Elsewhere, a commercial plane flying over Moscow - a Cessna 172 - has been wrongly identified as a drone on the Telegram social messaging platform, popular in Russia.

From BBC • May 30, 2023

Determined to be his “own best advocate,” he set out to prove he was wrongly identified by problematic witnesses.

From New York Times • May 7, 2022

Yet even if the Roman numerals were a later addition, it is hardly credible that the shrine of so popular a saint could have been wrongly identified.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Salisbury A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the See of Sarum by White, Gleeson




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