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- FILE -A Russian tank destroyed in recent fighting is seen on a road to Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, April 15, 2022. On Friday, April 22, 2022, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming a photo of a woman in a military uniform shows a “Ukranian beauty” who “blew up 52 invading Russian tanks.” (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fri,04/22/22-9:29AM , 234 Reads
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:

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Posts spread fictional tale of ‘Ukrainian beauty’ who blew up 52 tanks
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Feds award $420M for dam repairs and flood-control projects
By DAVID A. LIEB - Associated Press
Thu,04/21/22-4:15PM , 623 Reads
The federal government said Thursday that will spend about $420 million to repair dams and develop flood control projects in dozens of states, marking the latest infusion of cash from a federal infrastructure law.
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- Search and rescue team looking for bodies at Umzinyathi Falls after floods, in Inanda near Durban, South Africa, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Str, File)
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African wildlife, coasts suffer effects of flooding, drought
By WANJOHI KABUKURU - Associated Press
Wed,04/20/22-5:03AM , 341 Reads
MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Devastating floods in South Africa this week, as well as other extreme weather events across the continent linked to human-caused climate change, are putting marine and terrestrial wildlife species at risk, according t
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- The Tuolumne and San Joaquin rivers meet on the edge of the Dos Rios Ranch Preserve in Modesto, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. The 2,100-acre preserve is California's largest floodplain restoration project, designed to give the rivers room to breath and restore traditional riparian habitats. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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California leads effort to let rivers roam, lower flood risk
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press
Mon,04/18/22-11:04PM , 281 Reads
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — Between vast almond orchards and dairy pastures in the heart of California’s farm country sits a property being redesigned to look like it did 150 years ago, before levees restricted the flow of rivers that weave across the landscape.
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