Yes, I know multiple cases of people getting attacked by angry mobs on social media because their names got unfavorable press attention that week, without any i

Yes, I know multiple cases of people getting attacked by angry mobs on social media because their names got unfavorable press attention that week, without any involvement of faulty knowledge panels. Sometimes drive-by attacks continue even after the subject pin a post clarifying that they are the wrong person to bark at. The problem is attacking people online (or maybe leaving death threats over the phone) has essentially zero cost. The knowledge panel problem is easy to fix (by the right person). The assholes-gonna-asshole problem is hard to fix.