Forget That Baby Dolphin: Guy Pulls SHARK Out Of The Sea For Selfies

  • by: Maarten Schenk

Palm Beach - Florida: Only days ago the internet was abuzz with angry comments condemning the blithering idiots who killed a baby dolphin by lifting it out of the water to take some selfies. But people are slow to learn, witness this recently emerged video of a guy pulling a live shark out of the sea for some snaps:

Shark Capture, Release on Palm Beach

VIDEO: Shark capture, release on Palm Beach(Shark was put farther into water after end of video. It did not resurface for several minutes.) WPTV #amcrew #wptvwx #beach #shark

Posted by Ashleigh Walters on Saturday, February 20, 2016

The uploader of the video, Ashleigh Walters, claimed:

(Shark was put farther into water after end of video. It did not resurface for several minutes.)

If this video proves anything, it is that humans will never learn... What's next, a whale?

Maarten Schenk

Lead Stories co-founder Maarten Schenk is our resident expert on fake news and hoax websites. He likes to go beyond just debunking trending fake news stories and is endlessly fascinated by the dazzling variety of psychological and technical tricks used by the people and networks who intentionally spread made-up things on the internet.  He can often be found at conferences and events about fake news, disinformation and fact checking when he is not in his office in Belgium monitoring and tracking the latest fake article to go viral.

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