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This example of the untrue that goes viral illustrates the dangers of misinformation in social media that is planted with malicious intent.

Discover the truth behind the viral story of a giant snapping turtle attack in Indiana. Learn why it's a hoax and get insights into wildlife conservation.

In this Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald explores claims that Mike Pence was hit by a water balloon, that COVID-19 was ethnically targeted and that a snapping turtle decapitated a human.

Tales of a man-eating snapping turtle lurking in an Indiana lake have been widely shared on social media.

Discover the truth behind the viral story of a giant snapping turtle attack in Indiana. Learn why it's a hoax and get insights into wildlife conservation.

Discover the truth behind the viral story of a giant snapping turtle attack in Indiana. Learn why it's a hoax and get insights into wildlife conservation.

An internet hoax about a man-eating turtle in Lake Monroe has been debunked. Here's how to know it was false and why it was posted in the first place.

The school said it did not make any such announcement, and the county coroner said the claim is false.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — According to Indiana DNR officials, Hoosiers can rest easy knowing that there is not a 9-foot, 300-year-old snapping turtle eating visitors at Bloomington’s Lake Monroe, despite what a viral Facebook post may say. Wildlife and public safety officials, including Monroe County’s Coroner and the state’s Dept. of Natural Resources, were forced to […]

Discover the truth behind the viral story of a giant snapping turtle attack in Indiana. Learn why it's a hoax and get insights into wildlife conservation.