The man took the blame for what he called an "accident" and said "these situations occur when there is human error."
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Snopes→ 3 Sumatran Tiger Cubs Explore Jungle Habitat in Sydney Zoo
Three boisterous 10-week-old rare Sumatran tiger cubs have play-wrestled and explored their jungle habitat in their first public appearance at a Sydney zoo.
Snopes→ Police: Pot Smokers Find Caged Tiger in Abandoned House
Authorities nicknamed the tiger "Tyson" after the movie "The Hangover."
Snopes→ Rare Tiger Kills Prospective Mate in London at First Meeting
It was a tragic end to hopes that the two would eventually breed as part of a Europe-wide tiger conservation program for the endangered Sumatran subspecies.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Court Did NOT Order Tiger Woods To Take 137 Paternity Tests
Did a court order Tiger Woods to take 137 paternity tests? No, that's not true: the story was made up years aog by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fictional stories often involving weird crimes, bizarre sex
Hoax-Slayer→ TRUE — The Tale of The Lion, Tiger and Bear Rescued from a Drug Dealer
Circulating message that features a photograph depicting a lion, a tiger and a bear together claims that the animals were rescued from a drug dealer's property early in their lives and have lived together in an animal sanctuary ever since. The post TRU
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→ Tiger Nurses Piglets?
Photographs claiming to show a mother tiger at a California zoo who nursed a group of piglets after her own cubs died are mislabeled.
Snopes→ Tiger Woods Arrested in Florida on DUI Charge, Released
Police in Florida say Tiger Woods has been arrested for DUI.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Compilation Of Storm Videos Does NOT Exclusively Show April 2024 Storm That Caused Dubai Flooding
Does a video circulating on social media show clips of the rainstorms that caused widespread flooding in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates; Bahrain, and Oman in mid-April 2024? No, that's not true: The compilation video contains clips of bo
Logically→ নগাঁৱত শেহতীয়া বাঘৰ আক্ৰমণৰ ফুটেজ বুলি পুৰণি, অসংলগ্ন ভিডিঅ’ প্ৰচাৰিত
Logically→ పులి స్నానం చేస్తున్నట్టు గా వైరల్ అవుతున్న వీడియో కర్ణాటకలోని కూర్గ్ లో తీసినది కాదు
Logically→ ಹುಲಿಯೊಂದು ಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ವೈರಲ್ ವೀಡಿಯೋ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಕೂರ್ಗ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸೆರೆಹಿಡಿದದ್ದಲ್ಲ
Truth or Fiction?→ The ‘Donald J. Trump Resuscitation Room’ at the White Plains Hospital
On June 6 2023, business reporter Max Abelson shared a photograph to Twitter which purportedly showed a “Donald J. Trump Resuscitation Room” at “the White Plains hospital”: A real thing in the White Plains hospital pic.twitte
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘CIA Document’ Does NOT Explain How The ‘World Is Going To End’
Does a declassified "CIA document" prove that the intelligence agency knows "how the world is going to end"? No, that's not true: The "document" is an excerpt from a book, "The Adam and Eve Story: The History of Cataclysms." It was not wr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show A ‘Recently Unveiled’ Oxford Statue — It Has Been In The Hague Since 2017
Does a photo show a sculpture named "Woman of our times" in Oxford, UK? No, that's not true: The artwork, which has a different name, has been displayed on streets of The Hague, Netherlands, since 2017. There is no evidence that it was re
The Dispatch→ Joe Exotic for President: Why Not?
A pair of tigers rescued in from Joe Exotic's G.W. Exotic Animal Park at their new home in Colorado, 2020. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)The convicted felon is the candidate we need and the leader we deserve.Continue reading Joe Exotic for
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Animals Do NOT Have Down Syndrome
Do animals aside from humans have Down syndrome? No, that's not true: Down syndrome is a genetic condition caused by a duplication of human chromosome 21, which is only found in humans, an expert told Lead Stories. Some animals, such as a
Health Feedback→ Vaccination isn’t equal to parasitic infection; COVID-19 mRNA vaccines don’t hamper the production of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
REVIEW The mRNA vaccine technology used to produce the first COVID-19 vaccines drew much attention because of its novelty. While it’s understandable for people to raise questions about the safety of a new technology, many online claims related to
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Pornstar Brandon Cummings … Arrested After Beating Up 35 Neo-Nazi’s’
On October 24 2022, an Imgur account shared what looked like a screenshot of an attention-grabbing, somewhat grammatically incorrect headline (“Pornstar Brandon Cummings, From The Famous ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Series Of Male On Male Po
Full Fact→ Post claiming the Pfizer vaccine has only a 12% efficacy rate is inaccurate
A Facebook post has claimed that new documents released by Pfizer show that its Covid-19 vaccine has only a 12% efficacy rate, caused an “alarming amount of still births and deaths in pregnant women”, and is not recommended by the manufactu
FactCheck.org→ House Majority PAC
Political leanings: Democratic 2020 total spending: $160.2 million The House Majority PAC was founded in April 2011 by Alixandria Lapp, a former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee official. Her husband, Democratic consultant John Lapp, has le
Snopes→ On Lunar New Year, Chinese Offer Prayers at Temples
Chinese people rang in the Lunar New Year despite pandemic restrictions, as small crowds gathered at temples to offer traditional prayers for the Year of the Tiger.
Snopes→ Woods Says a Return to the Top Not a ‘Realistic Expectation’
Tiger Woods says he expects to play golf again, just not very often.
Snopes→ Lee Elder, 1st Black Golfer to Play Masters, Dies at Age 87
Elder broke down racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters and paved the way for Tiger Woods and others to follow.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Humans Have Stripes’
On September 28 2021, the following post made a series of claims about humans having “stripes” that are visible but aren’t actually stripes, and that they also have stripes that do exist but which are not visible. The post’s c
Snopes→ Is Detroit Zoo Administering COVID-19 Vaccines to Animals?
Nationwide, zoo animals including tigers, lions, and gorillas have tested positive for COVID-19.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Unrelated Photos Do NOT Illustrate A True Story of Printed Pajamas Mistaken For Real Snakes
Did a woman's husband break her foot with a baseball bat when he saw what he thought was a snake come out from under the blanket? No, that's not true: These two photos are not related. The photo of a bandaged foot was published in a medic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Shark Was NOT Found In Galveston, Texas
Did a dead sand tiger shark wash up on the beach in Galveston, Texas, in April 2021? No, that's not true: However, such a shark did wash up in North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, in mid-April 2021. The claim that a beached shark was foun
Truth or Fiction?→ Was a High School Basketball Announcer Caught Using a Racist Slur Against Players?
A girls’ high school basketball game in Oklahoma received national scrutiny — but through no fault of the players — in March 2021 after one of the participating coaches posted audio of an announcer smearing his players with a racist s
Snopes→ Is This ‘Toyger Kitten’ Photo Real?
All the cuteness of a tiger in the ferocious package of a house cat.
Snopes→ Golf Without Woods? Battered Leg Brings It Closer to Reality
The PGA Tour without Tiger Woods was always inevitable purely because of age. His shattered right leg from his SUV flipping down a hill only brings that closer.
Snopes→ Report: Illusionist Siegfried Fischbacher Dies in Las Vegas
Fischbacher and his longtime show business partner, Roy Horn, astonished millions with their extraordinary magic tricks until Horn was critically injured in 2003 by one of the act’s famed white tigers.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘RubyFreeman_Georgia’ Instagram Post
On December 5 2020, a screenshot of an Instagram post began circulating around the usual far-right fringe forums, attributed to a woman named Ruby Freeman (@rubyfreeman_georgia): An admission of election fraud by Ruby Freeman, DemocRAT vote counter
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bluegill Are NOT One Of The Most Dangerous Fish In North America
Are bluegill one of the most dangerous fish in North America, related to piranhas and responsible for 500 deaths in the USA annualy? No, that's not true: Bluegill are not related to piranahs and they don't attack people. The clai
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Get Caught Trashing His Supporters On Project Veritas Video – It’s A Parody
Did President Donald Trump get caught trashing his supporters on video? No, that's not true - it is a parody. A viral video showing Trump wearing a mask and speaking crudely about his supporters, calling them "animals" and "The H
Snopes→ Judge Gives Control of Joe Exotic’s Zoo to Carole Baskin
The zoo made famous in the Netflix series "Tiger King" is now under the control of the Tiger King's chief rival.
Snopes→ Did Zoo Animals Escape During George Floyd Protests?
Tigers, giraffes, and hippos, oh my!
Snopes→ Nicolas Cage to Star as Joe Exotic in Limited TV Series
The Joe Exotic phenomenon keeps growing, with Nicolas Cage to star in a TV miniseries about the colorful wild animal owner made famous by the "Tiger King" docuseries.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russia’s Putin Did NOT Release 500 Lions To Keep People Indoors Amid Coronavirus
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin release 500 lions onto the streets of that country to keep people indoors amid the coronavirus outbreak? No, that's not true: The screen grab of a news report claiming that Putin released lions is four year