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News Articles: mistaken identity

In 2013, Grace E. Elliott spent a night in a hospital in Florida for a kidney infection that was treated with antibiotics. Eight years later, she got a large bill from the health system that bought the hospital. This bill was for an unrelated surgical procedure she didn't need and never received. It was a case of mistaken identity, she knew, but proving that wasn't easy.

The case of the two Grace Elliotts: a medical bill mystery

A health system charged a woman for a shoulder replacement she didn't need and hadn't received. She didn't receive the care, but she did receive the bill — and some medical records of a stranger.

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  • Mark Kreidler
This is Britain's new prime minister, Liz Truss, who goes by @trussliz on Twitter. It isn't Liz Trussell, aka @LizTruss, but Trussell will play along if you mistake her for the other one.

Stop tweeting @liztruss your congratulatory messages. That's not Britain's new PM

Many constituents and politicians have reached out to Britain's new prime minister on Twitter — or so they thought. Many actually tagged the account of Liz Trussell, who's been having fun with it.

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  • Rachel Treisman
Beyoncé (left) and Laverne Cox (right) pose for a picture at the 2017 Grammy Awards. Many people, including Cox herself, were amused after she was mistaken for Beyoncé at a U.S. Open match on Sunday night

No, that wasn't Beyoncé at the U.S. Open. It was Laverne Cox, and she's flattered

At least one viewer watching at home thought they spotted Beyoncé in the star-studded stands at Serena Williams' U.S. Open match Monday night. Cox, who "worships" the singer, took it in stride.

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  • Rachel Treisman