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Greenpeace activist gets arm bitten off after hugging a white shark
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I agree that it's hard to fix stupid.
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While the entire story is fake, it does point to a disturbing trend.
The tendency to suggest that humans can develop 'friendly' if not 'loving' relationships with wild animals if only we treat them with respect, is both a dangerous one for those involved but more importantly from our personal perspective, it creates a mindset which is anti-hunting.
This is the Walt Disney syndrome. Having said that, I loved those movies when I was child, and still like them today, but I have no recollection of anyone suggesting that what we were seeing on the screen was representative of real life. Today, that's clearly not the case, and if every animal is a friend, then every animal can be a pet.
And what kind of person would kill a pet (or a potential pet)?
The tendency to suggest that humans can develop 'friendly' if not 'loving' relationships with wild animals if only we treat them with respect, is both a dangerous one for those involved but more importantly from our personal perspective, it creates a mindset which is anti-hunting.
This is the Walt Disney syndrome. Having said that, I loved those movies when I was child, and still like them today, but I have no recollection of anyone suggesting that what we were seeing on the screen was representative of real life. Today, that's clearly not the case, and if every animal is a friend, then every animal can be a pet.
And what kind of person would kill a pet (or a potential pet)?
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Fact Check[/URL] Fake News
Did a Greenpeace Activist Get His Arm Bitten Off After Hugging a White Shark?
An article claiming that a great white shark attacked a Greenpeace activist originated on a well-known fake news site.
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A Greenpeace activist had his arm bitten off when he tried to hug a shark.
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FALSE
ORIGIN
On 1 February 2018, the dubious web site World News Daily Report published a fake news article about a Greenpeace activist who had his arm bitten off by a shark after they tried to give it a hug:
An environmental activist was almost killed Yesterday in the Indian Ocean, after the great white shark he was trying to hug suddenly attacked him and bit his arm off.
21-year old Darrell Waterford, from Eugene in Oregon, was participating in a promotional video for Greenpeace, some 100 nautical miles away from the Australian city of Perth.
This is not a genuine news article.
World News Daily Report has a well-known history of publishing misinformation. The site carries a disclaimer labeling all of its content as “satirical” in nature:
Fact Check[/URL] Fake News
Did a Greenpeace Activist Get His Arm Bitten Off After Hugging a White Shark?
An article claiming that a great white shark attacked a Greenpeace activist originated on a well-known fake news site.
290
CLAIM
A Greenpeace activist had his arm bitten off when he tried to hug a shark.
RATING
ORIGIN
On 1 February 2018, the dubious web site World News Daily Report published a fake news article about a Greenpeace activist who had his arm bitten off by a shark after they tried to give it a hug:
An environmental activist was almost killed Yesterday in the Indian Ocean, after the great white shark he was trying to hug suddenly attacked him and bit his arm off.
21-year old Darrell Waterford, from Eugene in Oregon, was participating in a promotional video for Greenpeace, some 100 nautical miles away from the Australian city of Perth.
This is not a genuine news article.
World News Daily Report has a well-known history of publishing misinformation. The site carries a disclaimer labeling all of its content as “satirical” in nature:
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I like to think I cleared it up. That was wheat I meant by "the entire story is fake."
But I agree Wayne is more, shall we say, impactful?
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Actually, to be really fair, the credit goes to @PHOENIX PHIL!
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Fact Check[/URL] Fake News
Did a Greenpeace Activist Get His Arm Bitten Off After Hugging a White Shark?
An article claiming that a great white shark attacked a Greenpeace activist originated on a well-known fake news site.
290
CLAIM
A Greenpeace activist had his arm bitten off when he tried to hug a shark.
RATING
FALSE
ORIGIN
On 1 February 2018, the dubious web site World News Daily Report published a fake news article about a Greenpeace activist who had his arm bitten off by a shark after they tried to give it a hug:
An environmental activist was almost killed Yesterday in the Indian Ocean, after the great white shark he was trying to hug suddenly attacked him and bit his arm off.
21-year old Darrell Waterford, from Eugene in Oregon, was participating in a promotional video for Greenpeace, some 100 nautical miles away from the Australian city of Perth.
This is not a genuine news article.
World News Daily Report has a well-known history of publishing misinformation. The site carries a disclaimer labeling all of its content as “satirical” in nature:
Imagine that?
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Scott - it didn't happen. Fake news.
Which is not to say I don't agree that common sense is lacking these people. But not in this case. Because there is no case.
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You been watching tv the last year?
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Seeing this is fake, but I’m sure Greenpeace will have volunteers lined up for ‘hug an elephant’ day if they go that route though.
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Well worth it.
We should promote that for all donors to HSUS! Certainly for a couple of the cranky Cows. I’m certain they could use it.
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