A viral post on X claiming the world’s oldest living land animal had died sent shockwaves across the internet on April 1 — and turned out to be nothing more than a crypto scam.
Jonathan the Tortoise, a Seychelles giant tortoise who has lived on the island of Saint Helena since 1882, is “very much alive,” according to his veterinarian Joe Hollins and Nigel Phillips, the governor of Saint Helena.
The fake post was seen by at least two million people, according to The Guardian, and was picked up by major news outlets before the hoax was debunked.
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