JavaScript: TypeScript: This condition will always return 'true' since the types 'string' and 'EventEmitter' have no overlap.ts(2367)

 >PROBLEM

The code below returns the error message:

This condition will always return 'true' since the types 'string' and 'EventEmitter<string>' have no overlap.ts(2367)

*** BAD

  crossOffItem(event: EventEmitter<string>): void {

      const ritems = this.items.filter( it => it !== event);

      this.items = ritems;

  }

>SOLUTION

TypeScript complains that the types are not explicitly equivalent or comparable.

*** OK

  crossOffItem(event: EventEmitter<string>): void {

      const ritems = this.items.filter( it => it !== event.toString());

      this.items = ritems;

  }

POOR SOLUTION

  crossOffItem(event: EventEmitter<string>): void {

      const val = event.toString();

      const ritems = this.items.filter( it => it !== val);

      this.items = ritems;

  }

>ENV

Node.js v.14.15.4