New York: In a horrifying incident, a woman was fatally burnt while she was sleeping on a New York City subway train on December 22. After the incident, the police arrested 33-year-old suspect Sabastian Zapeta-Calil, who is now facing murder charges.
Even as the police is yet to confirm her identity, a post on X has claimed that the victim was Amelia Carter. Since the post went live it garnered over 2.4 million views till now. Soon after the incident, the woman was declared dead. Calil was listed as suspect and was arrested shortly after.
Importantly, Zapeta, who is a citizen of Guatemala, entered the the US in 2018 illegally. However he was deported by the Trump administration. It is also being probed on how tha ccused managed to re-enter the country. He has been charged with first and second degree murder .
Who is Amelia Carter?
“This is Amelia Carter,” A post on X that misidentified the victim. The post while more photos of a woman added, “She was burned alive on the subway yesterday. This is Joe bidens America.” The community note of X. However. clarified, “This is a hoax. This photo is AI. No verified news sources as of 23/12/2024 have given a victim name or statement.”
‘Amelia Carter is a fabricated identity’
“Amelia Carter is a fabricated identity; the photo was generated with artificial intelligence to create a cryptocurrency scam. The police have not disclosed the woman’s identity,” another X community note added
An website also published an article on Amelia Carter, which also gave imaginary character a biography. It further added that she was a nurse at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and also used to worked as an intern on Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign, a report by Newsweek said.
