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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"...

Bull Shark Caught in Ohio River?

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

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?