A look at what didn’t happen last week

Associated Press

A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out; here are the real facts:

Not Real: The 14 fake olive oil companies are revealed now – Avoid these brands

The Facts: The story from healthylivingthread.com cites a University of California study in stating that “almost 70% of olive oil on the American market is somewhat non-genuine.”

It goes on to suggest that olive oils in the U.S. market are being diluted with sunflower and canola oils. In reality, the 2010 UC-Davis study found that 69 percent of samples taken from 14 brands of imported extra virgin olive oil on sale in California failed to meet extra virgin standards. The study didn’t find canola or sunflower oils present in the samples.

Not Real: Wisconsin to build wall to keep Illinois residents out

The Facts: This item from “prank” site channel23news.com may be a reference to a joke presidential candidacy by a Wisconsin man last year who put up billboards calling for such a wall. Even if Wisconsin wanted to ban Illinois residents from visiting the Badger State, such a move would be illegal since the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the right for Americans to travel between states is guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution.