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Did Researchers Discover a 512-Year-Old Shark?

Some headline writers latched onto the highest possible estimate from a 2016 study about the...

Are Two-Headed Sharks Terrorizing the Ocean?

A number of outlets reported on the discovery of a two-headed shark fetus by sharing...

Did a Huge Shark Wash Up on a North Carolina Beach?

An image purportedly showing a large shark on a Kitty Hawk beach is a composite...

Were Three Sharks Filmed in Miami Flood Waters After Hurricane Irma?

A video purportedly showing sharks swimming in a flooded area of Miami after Irma passed...

Does Hurricane Florence Now Contain Sharks?

An image of a news ticker reading "Hurricane Florence now contains sharks" is a recycled...

Do Falling Coconuts Kill More People Than Sharks Each Year?

This factoid has been repeated so often it might as well be true, but "research"...

Was This Bull Shark Caught in the Ohio River?

A bull shark supposedly caught in the Ohio River near Indiana was actually captured from...

Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives?

Does a monster megalodon shark named 'Submarine' prowl the ocean's depths?

Dogs as Shark Bait?

Are fisherman on Réunion Island employing live dogs as bait for shark-fishing?