Fact Check

Fetal Footprint

Does a photograph show the imprint of a fetal footprint on its mother's abdomen?

Published Sept. 7, 2004

Claim:
A photograph shows the imprint of a fetal footprint on its mother's abdomen.

An image purportedly showing the imprint of a fetal footprint on its mother's abdomen captivated viewers when it began circulating on the Internet in August 2004:

Look at the tiny perfect little foot on this tummy...Isn't that awesome?

David Mikkelson founded the site now known as snopes.com back in 1994.