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Not Real News: A look at what didn't happen this week

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(AP) — A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the real facts: CLAIM: Photographs shared on social media show recent...
people gather for a demonstration in Algiers to protest President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's hold on power.
(AP) — A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out. Here are the real facts: CLAIM: “Elijah Cummings wrote a bill to keep all of Obama...
Writer, producer, and film director Tyler Perry
(AP) — A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out. Here are the real facts: CLAIM: “Melania is first FLOTUS to visit a combat zone since 1969” -...
This Oct. 28, 1986, file photo shows Rosa Parks at Ellis Island
(AP) — A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out; here are the real facts: NOT REAL: Rosa Parks’ Daughter Praises Trump’s Response...
Adam Sandler
(AP) — A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out; here are the real facts: NOT REAL: Charlottesville Killer Was Hillary Supporter,...
Bill Cosby file photo
(AP) — A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out. Here are the real facts: NOT REAL: Food Fight! Jailbird Bill Cosby Slapped With...
Henry Winkler
(AP) — A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue headlines of the week. None of these stories is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out. Here are the real facts: NOT REAL: Henry Winkler - 1942-2018 - Donates Half Of His...
Mitt Romney
(AP)  — A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue headlines of the week. None of these stories is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out. Here are the real facts: NOT REAL: “Mitt Romney: ‘Trump has some very serious...