The storm surge resulting from Hurricane Ian is so intense that it seems to be bringing to life a long-running hoax about sharks being sent into residential areas by storms.
Storm watcher Colin McCarthy posted the remarkable video on Twitter, which appears to show a shark writhing around on a flooded city street in Fort Myers, Florida. Some shed doubt on the claim, saying the creature looks more like a tarpon, another large fish. Others flocked to make comparisons with the cult classic film Sharknado, which similarly features sharks combined with a natural disaster.
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Social media hoaxes regarding sharks swimming into residential areas during natural disasters have become a staple of the internet. There have been several recent hurricane shark hoaxes and attempts to debunk them. Such hoaxes were peddled during 2020’s Hurricane Laura and 2017’s Hurricane Harvey.
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Already having made a splash on the internet, the newest video may well trump skeptics in producing a real-life Sharknado-like scenario.
