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

In this March 24, 2020, file photo, a portable cot with the Federal Emergency Management Agency logo FEMA printed on the backrest, along with other cots, line the basketball court at a makeshift medical facility in a gymnasium at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H. On Friday, Oct. 22, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming FEMA workers aren't subject to a vaccine mandate, and also falsely asserting that they're being used to replace health care personnel who refuse to comply with such mandates. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
In this March 24, 2020, file photo, a portable cot with the Federal Emergency Management Agency logo FEMA printed on the backrest, along with other cots, line the basketball court at a makeshift medical facility in a gymnasium at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H. On Friday, Oct. 22, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming FEMA workers aren't subject to a vaccine mandate, and also falsely asserting that they're being used to replace health care personnel who refuse to comply with such mandates. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) In this March 24, 2020, file photo, a portable cot with the Federal Emergency Management Agency logo FEMA printed on the backrest, along with other cots, line the basketball court at a makeshift medical facility in a gymnasium at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H. On Friday, Oct. 22, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming FEMA workers aren't subject to a vaccine mandate, and also falsely asserting that they're being used to replace health care personnel who refuse to comply with such mandates. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

By Associated Press 10 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: Workers with the Federal Emergency Management Agency are not required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, but are being used to replace health care personnel who are refusing to comply with vaccination mandates.