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Mistaken Identity
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stormzy in a teacup
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11 days after his funeral, a US family received a call to say their brother was still alive
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Man mistaken for sex offender confronted on street after photo shared on news site's Facebook page
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wrong address
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criminal feud
Ballymun shooting victim recently released from prison after 'knuckleduster assault'
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Prime Time shows footage of suspect in Trevor O’Neill murder
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Lawyers for alleged human trafficker say photos of the 'real criminal' exonerate their client
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Ireland prop McGrath the victim of mistaken identity in Chicago
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Dublin man killed in case of mistaken identity is laid to rest
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People are tweeting the wrong Chris Evans giving out about Top Gear
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Shooting victim Martin O'Rourke was 'on his way to class' when he was killed
18 Apr 2016
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'Thousands' raised to cover funeral costs of shooting victim Martin O'Rourke
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dear oh dear
Didier Deschamps embarrassed on TV after scouting Senegal defender for France
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Afghanistan
Man held at Guantánamo Bay for 13 years in case of mistaken identity
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Teen who stamped on schoolboy's head gets suspended sentence
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Woman seen in tabloid bubble bath photo is NOT suspected Paris jihadi
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Louis van Gaal keeps calling Chris Smalling 'Mike'
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This student has the same name as his lecturer, and he's taking full advantage of it
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