At the end of each year, the internet buzzes with speculation about who Time magazine will pick as its much-anticipated Person of the Year.
A Dec. 16 Facebook post claims the magazine made a somber choice this year.
The post seemingly shows the cover of a Person of the Year issue depicting the caskets carrying 13 American service members killed in Afghanistan in August. Accompanying text says "the men and women Biden failed in Afghanistan" are the magazine's choice.
The post received more than 1,000 likes and 400 shares in a day.
But it's not a real cover. Time chose billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk as its Person of the Year.
USA TODAY reached out to the Facebook user who shared the post for comment.
Thirteen U.S. service members died Aug. 26 in a suicide bombing attack outside Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport, where thousands attempted to flee after the Taliban took over Afghanistan.
Among those killed were 11 Marines, one Navy hospital corpsman and one Army soldier, according to the Pentagon. The Biden administration was heavily criticized for its handling of the situation.
But Time didn't highlight that event with its Person of the Year selection.
The magazine announced Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, as its pick for the 2021 Person of the Year on Dec. 13.
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