misidentification

Los Angeles Times

Deputy who killed mother in front of child also body-slammed school janitor, lawsuit says

Allegations against Deputy Ty Shelton include body-slamming a school janitor prior to a fatal shooting incident.

Lawsuit targets Deputy Shelton and the Sheriff's Department, claiming excessive force used against the school janitor. [ more ]

www.independent.co.uk

Mistaken identity - baby hedgehog turns out to be a hat bobble

Importance of proper identification and care for wildlife [ more ]

New York Post

Jhoan Boada was misidentified and exonerated in the Times Square mob attack.

Marcelino Estee was identified as the actual suspect in the assault. [ more ]

New York Post

Jhoan Boada exonerated in Times Square mob attack case after misidentification by prosecutors.

Marcelino Estee identified as the real suspect, leading to Boada's case dismissal. [ more ]

Brooklyn Eagle

Members of the Guardian Angels misidentified a man as a migrant and roughed him up during a live interview on Fox News.

The man was actually a New Yorker from the Bronx and there is no evidence to support claims that he was shoplifting. [ more ]

Ars Technica

AI-generated faces, particularly representing white individuals, were perceived as more real than actual face photographs.

The perception of AI-generated faces as more real than human faces did not extend to images of people of color.

Participants who frequently misidentified faces showed higher confidence in their judgments, a manifestation of the Dunning-Kruger effect. [ more ]