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FAKE-NEWS: 'Prehistoric Shark Captured off Pakistan' – Hoax-Slayer

Outline

Circulating report claims that a giant prehistoric shark from a species that was thought to be extinct for 20 million years has been caught off the coast of Pakistan. The report features an image supposedly depicting the monster shark.  




Brief Analysis

The claims in the report are nonsense. No giant prehistoric shark has been caught off Pakistan, or anywhere else. The photograph depicts a very large but otherwise normal Great White Shark caught off the coast of South Africa in 2009. The report comes from the fake-news website World News Daily Report, which claims to be satirical. Nothing published on the site should be taken seriously.

Example

15-Ton Prehistoric Shark Captured Off Coast Of Pakistan

Karachi | A giant prehistoric shark previously thought to be extinct for more than 20 million years has been captured by local fishermen off the coast of Pakistan, reports the Islamabad Herald this morning.

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