A post shared on social media purportedly shows a headline published by the Associated Press about literacy that misspelled Mississippi.

Verdict: False

There is no evidence of this article being published by the Associated Press.

Fact Check:

Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington Jr. has been charged with the murder Jimmy “Jay” Lee, who was last seen in 2022 and declared dead at his parents’ request, The Mississippi Free Press reported. Lee’s body has not been found and Harrington has claimed to be innocent, the outlet reported.

A Facebook post shows an alleged headline from the Associated Press about the education system in Mississippi that misspells the name of the state. It reads, “Missippi’s literacy program shows improvement.”

The caption reads, “And the Associated press wants us to trust them on voting poll results…think about that.”

The claim is inaccurate. There is no record of this article on their website. The article appears to date back to a March 2010 YouTube video.

The New York Times did published an article on the program, however, there are no misspelled words. The report claims that in 2013 the state’s fourth graders ranked 49^th in reading proficiency and by 2019 they ranked 29^th.  (RELATED: Did The Guardian Publish An Article Claiming Sharing Squirrel Memes Makes You A White Supremacist?)

Check Your Fact has contacted the Associated Press for comment on the post.

This is not the first time misinformation has circulated online. Check Your Fact recently debunked a claim tapes of former President Barack Obama committing “abhorrent acts while high” were released.