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Did Researchers Discover a 512-Year-Old Shark?

11 December 2018 - Some headline writers latched onto the highest possible estimate from a 2016 study about the lifespan of Greenland sharks.

Are Two-Headed Sharks Terrorizing the Ocean?

4 May 2018 - A number of outlets reported on the discovery of a two-headed shark fetus by sharing doctored images of fully-grown sharks with two heads.

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

19 February 2018 - An image purportedly showing a large shark on a Kitty Hawk beach is a composite of at least two different photographs.

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

12 September 2017 - A video purportedly showing sharks swimming in a flooded area of Miami after Irma passed through is just a fish story.

Does Hurricane Florence Now Contain Sharks?

7 September 2017 - An image of a news ticker reading "Hurricane Florence now contains sharks" is a recycled fake.

Bull Shark Caught in Ohio River?

8 July 2015 - A shark supposedly caught in the Ohio River near Indiana was actually captured from the Brisbane River in Australia.

Do Falling Coconuts Kill More People Than Sharks Each Year?

30 May 2017 - This factoid has been repeated so often it might as well be true, but "research" on which it is based is a press release for a travel agency with remarkably comprehensive health insurance coverage.