{"id":1552,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:41","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1552"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Fake-News-'Alligator-Rape'-Story-Uses-Picture-of-Real-Zoo-Keeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1552","title":{"rendered":"Fake-News &#8216;Alligator Rape&#8217; Story Uses Picture of Real Zoo Keeper"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to a post that is currently circulating via social media, a zookeeper at Naples Zoo was killed while attempting to rape an alligator. \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The post looks like this:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/alligator-zookeeper.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7463\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/fake-news-alligator-rape-story-uses-picture-of-real-zoo-keeper\/alligator-zookeeper\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/alligator-zookeeper.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,607\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"alligator-zookeeper\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/alligator-zookeeper-300x228.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/alligator-zookeeper.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7463\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/alligator-zookeeper.jpg\" alt=\"Alligator zookeeper fake news\" width=\"800\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/alligator-zookeeper.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/alligator-zookeeper-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/alligator-zookeeper-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/alligator-zookeeper-500x379.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/alligator-zookeeper-585x444.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clicking \u00a0the post opens a longer article \u00a0about the supposed attack that is presented as a news report.  \u00a0The report notes:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>According to Captain Henri White, spokesman of the Naples Police Department, 24-year old Jimmy Olsen was engaged in full sexual intercourse with one of the younger reptiles, when he was surprised by one of the larger animals which attacked from behind.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But, thankfully, the story is nothing more than a poor taste work of fiction that originates from the notorious fake-news website World News Daily Report (WNDR).  \u00a0The site includes the following disclaimer buried under its &#8220;About Us&#8221; menu:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>WNDR assumes however all responsibility for the satirical nature of its articles and for the fictional nature of their content. All characters appearing in the articles in this website \u00e2\u20ac\u201c even those based on real people \u00e2\u20ac\u201c  \u00a0are entirely fictional and any resemblance between them and any persons, living, dead, or undead is purely a miracle.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, many visitors will never see this disclaimer and will thus believe \u00a0that the site&#8217;s fictional reports are genuine news.<\/p>\n<p>You might think that this story is just a harmless joke, albeit a rather tasteless one.  \u00a0But, if you were the person whose photograph was used in the fake post, you might not see the funny side.  \u00a0The image shows a<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2488315\/Zoo-worker-Gavin-Hart-gets-job-working-Europes-biggest-crocodile-Spain.html\"> young zoo worker who works with crocodiles at a Spanish zoo.<\/a> \u00a0 His photograph was stolen from 2013 news reports and used in the fictional rape story. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9162856233\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p> Fake \u00a0stories like this can unfairly damage the reputation of innocent people.  \u00a0WNDR&#8217;s usage \u00a0of such stolen images of real people in their fake reports is both \u00a0irresponsible and immoral.<\/p>\n<p>And, the fake story can&#8217;t even get the species of the pictured reptile correct.  \u00a0The animal in the photograph is a crocodile, not an alligator.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='1170' height='659' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/moSBQFKqLME?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Since WNDR first published the bogus alligator rape story back in 2016, various other \u00a0dubious fake-news and click-bait \u00a0websites have republished it. It thus continues to circulate. Readers see the post on their social media feeds and then share the material with their friends without first verifying \u00a0it.<\/p>\n<p>Given how many <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/category\/fake-news\/\">nonsensical fake-news stories<\/a> that are traversing the Internet at any one time, it is always wise to verify any strange or unusual story that comes your way before you share it. Usually, a quick search on a news aggregator such as Google News will reveal if a circulating story is true.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Third Content Ad Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1909104632\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/fake-news-alligator-rape-story-uses-picture-of-real-zoo-keeper\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/fake-news-alligator-rape-story-uses-picture-of-real-zoo-keeper\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a post that is currently circulating via social media, a zookeeper at Naples Zoo was killed while attempting to rape an alligator. \u00a0 \u00a0 The post looks like this: Clicking \u00a0the post opens a longer article \u00a0about the supposed attack that is presented as a news report. \u00a0The report notes: According to Captain [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hoax-inggris"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1552"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}