David Hearn mistakenly identified as vandal in Lincoln Memorial incident

Canadian golfer David Hearn was misidentified on social media as a man accused of vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The mix-up occurred when a news outlet attributed a photo of Hearn, the golfer, to a separate individual named David Hearn who is a former Olympic canoeist. The accused Hearn, aged 67, admitted to touching the pool's surface but claimed he meant no harm. The golfer responded to the error on social media, noting the confusion surrounding the incident. ABC News has corrected the image in its story, though the misidentification continues to circulate online.

• 2:48 PMYahoo Sports — Canadian golfer hilariously misidentified as man accused of vandalizing Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool