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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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