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. AP checked these out; here are the real facts:
NOT REAL: JEFFERSON DAVIS STATUE TO BE REPLACED WITH OBAMA LIKENESS
THE FACTS: New Orleans took down its statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis last week as part of the city’s effort to remove monuments to the Confederacy. TDAlliance.com, a spinoff of a Facebook group that spoofs Fox News, posted a story claiming a statue of former President Barack Obama would go up in its place. City spokesman Tyronne Walker says no Obama statue is planned and an American flag will be placed where the Davis statue stood.
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