Find my friends showed my location moving around all night, yet I was at home asleep with my phone next to me. Has my phone been hacked?

Even though I had my phone with me and was home asleep, my friend using the find my friends app thought I was moving all over town all night, as it showed that on the app. Has my phone been hacked?

SLPDOC wrote:
I frequently use Find My Friends to make sure my kids get someplace safe.  This AM my wife wakes up to an alert that says I left a bar 15 miles away from home at 1AM.  I was laying beside her the entire night and hadn't left the house since 8PM.
My phone never left my possession.  Does anyone have a clue how this could have occurred??
Does anyone else have access to your Apple ID & password?

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