I finally looked into that viral photo of the 'giant rat' found in a London sewer

Honestly, I saw it shared a bunch last week and assumed it was real until I checked Snopes and found out it was a photoshop from 2015 based on a nutria. Ngl, it's wild how these old hoaxes just keep coming back every few years. Has anyone else dug into a fake photo recently and been surprised by how long it's been floating around?

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emma9629d ago

Yeah, that "even after it's been debunked" part is so frustrating.

theajohnson29d ago

Honestly I just started sending Snopes links to my uncle every single time.

pat_murray5313d ago

I get what you're saying but isn't it possible that people share these things because they think there's still some truth to it even after it's been debunked? Like once a story gets out there it's hard to kill it completely. Maybe some folks just want to be the one who brings up something others haven't heard about, even if it's old news.

carter.mila29d ago

Tbh, what makes people keep sharing stuff like that even after it's been debunked for years?