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Are Hippos Too Dense To Swim?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Aug. 20, 2023 Online rumors also claim the aquatic mammal can’t even float.
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Does Viral 'Sun Bear' Video Actually Show a Person in a Bear Costume?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Aug. 1, 2023 Social media users claimed that "a human in a suit" was seen in a Chinese zoo, pretending to be ...
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Are More People Killed by Cows than Sharks?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
July 23, 2023 A viral meme says that every year sharks kill 10 people, while 100 people die from being stepped ...
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The 'World's Cutest Rodent'?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb. 26, 2016 A photograph purportedly showing "the world's cutest rodent" is a felt doll, but its real counte ...
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Wojtek the Bear: A Real Polish, World War II Furry Soldier

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
June 2, 2023 A seemingly improbable story of a bear named Wojtek that fought with Polish soldiers in World Wa ...
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elephant painting

Does a Video Show an Elephant Painting a Picture of an Elephant?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
March 30, 2006 Is this the real thing, the product of digital trickery, or something else?
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Did a Lion Take Revenge on a Trophy Hunter?

Written by:
Dan Evon
June 9, 2016 A video that purportedly shows a lion attacking a big game hunter was likely intended as part of ...
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Is the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus Endangered?

Written by:
Snopes Staff
Oct. 16, 2014 An online plea calls for saving the endangered Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus, a creature that c ...
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amazon snake cat picture is fake

What We Know About This Viral 'Snake Cat' Image

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 15, 2023 There is no proof that "serpens catus" is a real animal.
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spanish dancer sea slug photographed in australia

Does This Photo Show a Real Sea Slug?

Written by:
David Emery
Feb. 18, 2023 Some have nicknamed this creature the "pizza of the sea," but we don't recommend eating it.
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Did a Man in Montana Catch a Three-Foot Long Grasshopper?

Did a Man in Montana Catch a Three-Foot Long Grasshopper?

Written by:
Dan Evon
May 25, 2017 In the 1930s, doctored postcards featuring giant grasshoppers sold "like hotcakes."
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The image on the left is a manipulated version of a photograph that was originally taken in 2005, when a two-year-old Barbary lion named Samson underwent a CAT (Computer Aided Tomography) scan after falling ill at an Israeli zoo.

Does This Photo Show the MGM Lion During Filming?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Oct. 19, 2015 The image supposedly showing the famous animal strapped to a table has circulated since 2015.
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Is This a Real Photograph of a 'Cosmic Bat' Nebula?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 31, 2022 The “ethereal” nebula is illuminated by dense gaseous knots.
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Is This Red Owl With Blue Eyes Real?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Nov. 2, 2015 A photograph purportedly showing a rare red owl with blue eyes is just the latest in digital owl ...
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American Alligator

Does This Photo Show a 28-Foot-Long Florida Alligator?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 24, 2006 A photograph purportedly showing a 28-foot alligator captured in Florida is real but exaggerated.
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Screenshot of a video of a snake being caught in a trap.

Does This Video Show a Giant Anaconda Getting Caught in a Trap?

Written by:
Dan Evon
June 26, 2018 It's not just the chickens who are scared by what's seen in this video.
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Did Police in Georgia Force a Man to Cut Off His Own Dog's Head?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Dec. 7, 2017 The incident, which included police orders and threats of arrest, was captured on video.
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Does a Viral Video Show a Polar Bear Starving to Death?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Dec. 12, 2017 Upsetting footage captured on Canada's Baffin Island is authentic, but the role of climate chang ...
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Does a Viral Image Show People Lining Up to Surrender Their Pets for Euthanasia?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
June 29, 2017 An animal rescue organization provided a misleading — and inflammatory — description of a group ...
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Nature, Outdoors, Field

Is This Photo of a Giant Furniture 'Horse Shelter' Real?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov. 29, 2012 Photograph shows horses beneath giant furniture supposedly constructed to skirt a prohibition ag ...
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