An article claiming that a great white shark attacked a Greenpeace activist originated on a well-known fake news site.
Publication: world news daily report
Snopes→ Did a Woman Sue a Paris Zoo After an Escaped Hippo Tried to Rape Her?
A tasteless, body-shaming fake news article claimed that a hippo attempted to rape a 400-pound woman after escaping from a Paris zoo.
Snopes→ Was a Zookeeper Arrested for Trying to Molest a 500-Pound Male Gorilla?
Reports that a San Diego Zoo employee was accused of sexually assaulting a gorilla are fake news.
Snopes→ Did a Funeral Home Owner’s Son Build a ‘Sex Doll’ Out of Body Parts?
A "news site" impersonating ABC News published a fake story about a grisly police investigation.
Snopes→ Was an Aquarium Employee Emasculated After a Sexual Assault on an Octopus?
A lurid report about an aquatic animal encounter gone wrong was fake news.
Snopes→ Did an Elderly Woman Train 65 Cats to Steal From Her Neighbors?
A hoax news article from a satire site falsely reported that an elderly woman had succeeded in herding cats.
Snopes→ Was Tiger Woods Ordered to Take 137 Paternity Tests?
A "satirical" web site published a fabricated story that plays on an old, debunked allegation against the golfer.
Snopes→ 425-Pound Teacher Suspended for Sitting On Student, Farting in His Mouth?
A gross-out story about an Iowa teacher's inappropriate punishment of a student was completely fabricated.
Snopes→ 14-Year Old Virgin Falls Pregnant After Flu Shot?
Reports that a teenage schoolgirl in Texas became pregnant through a flu vaccination are fake news.
Snopes→ FBI Seizes Over 3,000 Penises During Raid at Morgue Employee’s Home?
Rumors holding that a morgue employee was involved in a salacious organ trafficking operation originated with a fake news article.
Snopes→ Was a Couple Hospitalized After a Man Got His Head Stuck in His Wife’s Vagina?
A story about a terrible sexual experience is nothing more than a hoax.
Snopes→ Did Russian Scientists Discover a ‘Cure’ for Homosexuality?
Online reports of the discovery by Russian medical researchers of a "cure" or "vaccine" for homosexuality are fake news.
Snopes→ Rat Meat Sold as Chicken Wings?
Reports that a large quantity of rat meat was sold as chicken wings in the U.S. originated as fake news.
Snopes→ Atlanta Lottery Winner Dies After Gold Plating His Testicles?
Reports that a lottery winner died after gold-plating his genitals are fake news.
Snopes→ Missouri Babysitter on Crystal Meth Eats Toddler?
Reports that a meth-addled Missouri babysitter consumed a small child are fake news.
Snopes→ Was a Man Accused of Ejaculating in His Boss’ Coffee Daily for Four Years?
A hoax news site used an unrelated mug shot for a falsehood about a man who added unwanted extra material to his supervisor's beverages.
Snopes→ Terrorist Who Hid Grenades in Anus Dies of Internal Bleeding at Iraqi Airport?
Reports of a terrorist who accidentally killed himself while attempting to smuggle hand grenades at an airport are fake news.
Snopes→ Fisherman Captures 3,000-Pound Great White Shark in Great Lakes?
You didn't see a news report about a fisherman's capture of a great white shark in Lake Michigan because it didn't happen.
Snopes→ Bermuda Triangle: Ship Reappears 90 Years After Going Missing
Reports that the SS Cotopaxi has been discovered by the Cuban Coast Guard decades after it vanished in the Bermuda Triangle are fake news.
Snopes→ Was a Man Claiming to Be Vladimir Putin’s Lover Found Dead in Zurich?
Several web sites have revived an old, fake story about the Russian President's fictional former assistant.
Snopes→ Did a Hunter Claim He Was Sexually Assaulted by a Sasquatch?
Rumors that a man claimed he was set upon by Bigfoot while on a hunting trip are just fake news.
Snopes→ Did a KGB Agent Confirm That the Sex Pistols Were Backed by the USSR to Destabilize the West?
A Facebook page for punk fans recirculated an old (and fake) story that the Sex Pistols were a KGB plot to foment dissent in the West.
Snopes→ Babysitter Transported to Hospital After Inserting a Baby in Her Vagina?
The story is another fake scoop from the always-unreliable World News Daily Report.
Snopes→ Did a Missouri Teacher Staple Her Student’s Lips Shut?
A disreputable web site fabricated a story about an instructor's attacking a disrespectful student.
Snopes→ Stuck 71 Hours in an Elevator, Man Kills and Eats his Wife to Survive?
A well-known fake news web site peddled the story, along with several mislabeled photographs.
Snopes→ Tornado Carries Mobile Home 130 Miles, Family Inside Unharmed?
Reports that a tornado carried a mobile home for 130 miles and left the residents inside unharmed are fake news.
Snopes→ Death Row Inmate Eats an Entire Bible as His Last Meal?
An article reporting that inmate Jeremy Morris decided to have a Bible as his last meal was a hoax.
Snopes→ Was an Irish Tourist ‘Savagely Raped’ by a Huge Orangutan?
Reports that a man was assaulted by a 400-pound primate originated on a hoax news web site.
Snopes→ Plane Accidentally Empties Toilet Tank Over Cruise Ship, 23 Injured?
Reports that a Taiwanese airliner dumped human waste onto the top deck of a cruise ship are fake news.
Snopes→ Did Canadian Fishermen Catch a 320-Pound Shrimp?
A doctored photograph replaced a giant catfish with an image of a "record-breaking" shrimp.
Snopes→ DNA Test Proves Retired Postman Has Over 1,300 Illegitimate Children?
Reports that a mailman fathered more than a thousand children are fake news.
Snopes→ Woman Arrested for Training Squirrels to Attack Her Ex-Boyfriend?
Reports that a woman was arrested for training squirrels to attack her ex-boyfriend are fake news.
Snopes→ Morgue Worker Arrested After Giving Birth to Dead Man’s Baby?
Reports that a female mortuary worker was arrested after becoming pregnant by one of the corpses she was preparing for burial are fake news.
Snopes→ Morgue Employee Cremated by Mistake While Taking a Nap?
Reports that a sleeping Beaumont morgue worker was mistaken for the victim of a fatal automobile accident are fake news.
Snopes→ Saudi Arabia: Panel of Scientists Admits Women Are Mammals, Yet ‘Not Human’?
Reports that a group of Saudi scientists had made an unusual declaration about the biological classification of women originated as satire.
Snopes→ Did a Seven-Year-Old Girl Get Breast Implants?
A satirical news site published a story about a fictional girl's mother who acquiesced to her demand for cosmetic surgery.