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They have also collected more than 300,000 public tips, including potential misidentifications that defendants might want to investigate.

From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2021

I knew that research has long suggested that it’s especially hard for an eyewitness to correctly identify a person of a different race, and that cross-racial IDs make up more than 40 percent of misidentifications.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2021

Scientists now understand that eyewitness identification can be compromised by stress, darkness, fading memories, leading questions, cross-racial misidentifications and other factors.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2016

The need for stricter labeling goes beyond misidentifications to the need for more comprehensive information, such as where fish comes from and whether it’s wild-caught or farmed.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2014

I'd have to learn more about him to avoid further misidentifications .

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison