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Are More People Killed by Cows than Sharks?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Jul 23, 2023 A viral meme says that every year sharks kill 10 people, while 100 people die from being stepped ...
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Is this a real video of a shark swimming in a flooded Fort Myers street during Hurricane Ian?

Hurricane Ian: Is Video of Shark Swimming in Flooded Fort Myers Street Real?

Written by:
David Emery
Sep 29, 2022 The video, which went viral instantly, was allegedly shot in the Devonwood neighborhood of Fort ...
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Does This Photo Show a Tasselled Wobbegong?

Does This Pic Show a Real Animal Called a 'Carpet Shark'?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Jul 11, 2022 The so-called “carpet shark,” or tasseled wobbegong, is said to inhabit shallow coral reefs near ...
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Did Researchers Discover a 512-Year-Old Shark?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Dec 11, 2018 Some headline writers latched onto the highest possible estimate from a 2016 study about the lif ...
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Are Two-Headed Sharks Terrorizing the Ocean?

Written by:
Dan Evon
May 4, 2018 A number of outlets reported on the discovery of a two-headed shark fetus by sharing doctored im ...
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Did a Huge Shark Wash Up on a North Carolina Beach?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb 19, 2018 An image purportedly showing a large shark on a Kitty Hawk beach is a composite of at least two ...
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Screengrab from video showing "sharks" swimming through Miami

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

Written by:
Dan Evon
Sep 12, 2017 A video purportedly showing sharks swimming in a flooded area of Miami after Irma passed through ...
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Does Hurricane Florence Now Contain Sharks?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Sep 7, 2017 An image of a news ticker reading "Hurricane Florence now contains sharks" is a recycled fake.
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Do Falling Coconuts Kill More People Than Sharks Each Year?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
May 30, 2017 This factoid has been repeated so often it might as well be true, but "research" on which it is ...
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Was This Bull Shark Caught in the Ohio River?

Was This Bull Shark Caught in the Ohio River?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jul 7, 2015 A bull shark supposedly caught in the Ohio River near Indiana was actually captured from the Bri ...
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Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug 4, 2013 Does a monster megalodon shark named 'Submarine' prowl the ocean's depths?
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Dogs as Shark Bait?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Oct 19, 2005 Are fisherman on Réunion Island employing live dogs as bait for shark-fishing?
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