A video posted online went viral in the last 24 hours. It was of a street flooded in West Ocean City, MD after the recent coastal storm with an apparent shark swimming in it. I shard the video, but also asked if it was real. I saw the bait and almost fully bit, but I wanted to confirm it. In fact, in addition to posting on social media, I tweeted my friends at The National Aquarium for their opinion (you can see the video below).
A few hours later, this:
To be honest, it caught my attention, and even it it was fake, I thought it would give people a good laugh. So did Charlotte Sampson. I am not sure she expected to get this much attention. But a few hundred thousand people had seen the video, and she followed up with this message:
I must say, in the environment of such bad news, and yes even the flood damage and cleanup in Ocean City form the storm, this gave a lot of people a good laugh. Charlotte- You win! You did just that and came clean after it had a chance to run its course. In fact Stan Lee might give you a nod just for your alliteration.
I personally will do my best to share, but also try to confirm outstanding video and photos. Just because it is online, doesn’t make it true. A note we should remember heading into winter storm season 😉
Thanks to the great staff at The National Aquarium as well. Please give them a follow on Twitter @NatlAquarium after seeing the video one more time.
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