That 'shark in the desert' photo from Arizona last month - I dug into the metadata

I saw a pic circulating claiming a bull shark was found in a dry wash near Tucson, and the story said it was from a flash flood. Turns out I used a free EXIF tool online and found the photo was originally taken in 2019 at a beach in Florida, not Arizona. Has anyone else caught a fake location claim just by checking the file data on a picture?

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phoenixk642d ago

Guess the fish forgot its GPS too when it swam all the way from Florida.

mark_chen622d ago

Dude right? Fish are just out here doing their thing with zero planning. I swear I had this tiny little goldfish that somehow found its way across a whole pond just by following some weird instinct. It's like they have a built in compass but we think we're the smart ones with our phones and maps. Nature is wild man, just pure raw navigation skills.

nancy_wood2d ago

Bet you that goldfish knows how to parallel park better than half of us too.