The Crisis of Wrong Information: How False Stories Start During Sad Events.

A woman named Debrina Kawam was killed in a subway fire, but it took a while for police to say who she was. In the meantime, some people online started saying the victim was a different person with a made-up name.

They called her Amelia Carter and even shared a picture of a young woman, but experts think the picture might be fake. People spread this false story a lot, especially those who were upset that the man arrested for the crime was an immigrant.

This fake story became very popular because it fit with some people's beliefs about immigration. They used it to argue that immigrants are dangerous and that the news doesn't want to talk about crimes committed by immigrants.

As more people looked for information about the victim, this fake story filled the gap. Some even said Amelia Carter was visiting her grandmother, even though the crime happened far away from where this was supposed to be.

Experts say it's important to be careful about believing everything we see online, especially when we don't have all the facts. Sometimes people take advantage of our desire for quick answers and spread false information to push their own agendas.