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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FILE- In this Feb. 5, 2018, file photo, 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. On Friday, May 5, 2023 The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming the Federal Reserve is launching a new program that will give it the power to monitor, freeze and even seize private bank accounts based on a person’s behavior or political beliefs. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris visits the Hurricane Simulator at University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, Friday, April 21, 2023, in Key Biscayne, Fla. On Friday, May 5, The Associated Press reported on a video circulating online that was altered to make it appear Harris said in a speech: “Today is today. And yesterday was today yesterday. Tomorrow will be today tomorrow. So live today, so the future today will be as the past today as it is tomorrow.” (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
FILE - Oil drilling rigs are pictured at sunset, Monday, March 7, 2022, in El Reno, Okla. On Friday, May 5, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming the planet has an unlimited supply of oil. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
A foam plane with messages and cards with personalized messages dedicated to people involved with the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner MH370, are placed in the viewing gallery at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Saturday, March 15, 2014 in Sepang, Malaysia. A Malaysian passenger jet missing for more than a week had its communications deliberately disabled and its last signal came about seven and a half hours after takeoff, meaning it could have ended up as far as Kazakhstan or deep in the southern Indian Ocean, Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak said Saturday.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
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