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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

FILE - The seal of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System is displayed in the ground at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, Feb. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
FILE - The seal of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System is displayed in the ground at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, Feb. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) FILE - The seal of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System is displayed in the ground at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, Feb. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

By The Associated Press 9 min read

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. 

None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out.

Here are the facts:

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CLAIM: The Federal Reserve is launching a digital currency app, FedNow, that will eliminate physical cash.