What do Chuck Norris, an MMA fighter from Baltimore and a neo-Nazi from Tennessee have in common?
Amateur internet detectives identified each one as a participant in the storming of the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6. Each suspected participant was then harassed online. And each subsequently could prove he was hundreds of miles away at the time of the riot.
The misidentifications were hiccups in the massive crowdsource effort that may be among the largest internet-based manhunts in history. The FBI said this week it has collected more than 100,000 digital photos, videos and fragments of social media in an effort to track down and charge participants in the riot.
Actor and martial artist Chuck Norris has denied allegations that he attended last week s Capitol riot after a photo of a man who resembles the actor started circulation on social media.
The photo was uploaded to social media by a supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a Daily Mail report.
The picture of the Chuck Norris lookalike caused some confusion, which led others to believe that the 80-year-old actor attended the riot.
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Actor Chuck Norris speaks with the media during a press conference prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 6, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas.
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