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Mermaid Skeleton

Claim:   Photograph shows a mermaid skeleton found in Bulgaria.

FALSE

Example:   [Collected on the Internet, July 2012]

Ancient Mermaid Skeleton Unearthed in Bulgaria?



Ancient skeleton of a mermaid before the Flood 8 millenniums ago was found near Sozopol Beach by Professor Dimitrov. This "news" blew prostarnstvoto Internet. Zevzecite comment that vampires after Dimitrov's time to start dealing with mermaids, writes Novinar.

The photo first appeared on the wall of a journalist Petar Genchev Facebook, but minutes after it is shared by dozens of others, impressed by the impressive growth of the former female fish.

 

Origins:   No, this isn't a skeleton of a mermaid (or anything else) recently unearthed in Bulgaria. It's a slightly altered version of an entry from a Worth1000.com Photoshop competition, the 6th place finisher in the "Archaeological Anomalies 13" contest.

The mermaid skeleton image was created by manipulating this original photograph:


Last updated:   15 July 2012

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