case of mistaken identity

noun phrase

: a situation in which someone or something is mistakenly thought to be someone or something else

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Listen to this article A Brooklyn man who dedicated his life to mentoring troubled youth was gunned down in a tragic case of mistaken identity when a gunman mistook his car for a similar vehicle used in a carjacking earlier that evening, police officials said. —Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2024

Unfortunately for him, McConaughey isn’t the only one getting confronted with this case of mistaken identity. —Shania Russell, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2024

Now that sounds like an only-in-Washington case of mistaken identity. —John Kelly, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023

The messages suggest that the 43 students were essentially the victims of a case of mistaken identity. —Amanda Taub, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2023

The nonfiction hits even harder, covering the stigma of mental illness, the trouble with school reform, the history of a mass-shooting weapon and — in what passes for a palate cleanser these days — an amusing case of mistaken identity that leads to an indictment of our twisted politics. —Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023

Twenty-five years later, Rob is still tickled by that case of mistaken identity. —John Kelly, Washington Post, 19 July 2023

His revenge plot culminated in a deadly case of mistaken identity. —Daniella Silva, NBC News, 25 May 2023