Shark click bait
So, a story about a hammerhead shark that – if you’re a sucker for an alarmist headline – was about to devour a couple holidaying in Florida, has been doing the rounds.
Here are a few story headlines, that it appears were penned by sub-editors who have watched Jaws one too many times.
- Watch: Couple have terrifying escape from mammoth hammerhead shark (The Independent)
- VIDEO: Terrifying shark episode in Florida caught on video (The New York Times)
- Couple’s ‘narrow escape’ from hammerhead shark in Florida (ITV News)
- ‘Get out of the water!’ Hammerhead shark terrifies swimmers in Florida (The Telegraph)
And now watch for yourselves to see if the headlines match what happened.
So basically, a big fish chased its favourite food (a stingray) and ignored some people, who were not bothered.
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