A Chicago station was forced to issue an apology after it aired a graphic featuring an image of a symbol widely associated with the Holocaust.

WGN-TV, the Tribune owned CW affiliate in Chicago, was covering the Jewish high holiday of Yom Kippur and used the OTS image shown above which, at first glance, looks like a Star of David.

However, historians know the image is actually of the badget Nazis forced Jews to wear as identifying marks in the time leading up to and during World War II, a time that also saw millions forced into concentration camps.

The station later apologized on air for the image.

No word on exactly how the image made it on air — but, as TV news has fallen victim to in the past, a rushed Google Image search could be to blame.

Update: WGN-TV released this statement: