A Facebook post showing what were said to be large sharks swimming in Lake Erie has been debunked.
A follower of the Lorain, Ohio group page on Thursday posted three images showing sharks in shallow water along with the description: “Sharks in Lake Erie be careful!”
The post was shared nearly 400 times and garnered nearly 200 comments, including some from people who expressed genuine concern.
On Friday, the Ohio Division of Wildlife stated that in response to fact checkers for a USA Today story it determined that the shark images were captured in Puerto Rico.
“There are definitely no sharks in Lake Erie,” the agency assured.
