Police Say The Viral Florida ‘Dolphin Kidnapping’ Story Is Fake
Did you hear about the dolphin kidnapping story that was going viral on social media? Well, it turned out to be fake so don’t worry you are not going to…
Police Say The Viral Florida ‘Dolphin Kidnapping’ Story Is Fake (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesDid you hear about the dolphin kidnapping story that was going viral on social media? Well, it turned out to be fake so don't worry you are not going to be kidnapped by dolphins.
This story comes out of Lee County, Florida. There was a viral social media post claiming that a Florida man was arrested after being found wet and drawing blueprints in the sand telling deputies he had been kidnapped by dolphins and forced to build an underwater city, per Gulf Coast News Now. Now, the outlet is confirming that the viral story is, indeed, fake. Not that it was really all that believable to begin with? See a video report shared by Gulf Coast News on YouTube below.
Police Say The Viral Florida 'Dolphin Kidnapping' Story Is Fake
The story was shared far and wide and now we know that it isn't real. How crazy would that be if it was though? You have to be really careful on the internet these days because seeing is no longer believing. People can make up stories like this, make up videos and pictures with AI, and more.
No such arrest was made, as confirmed by police, per Gulf Coast News. So, we'll have to keep waiting for our underground city run by dolphins. Read more from Gulf Coast News here.
