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In September 2017, a video appeared in the wake of Hurricane Irma's passage through Florida, purportedly showing three sharks swimming through a flooded area of the city: Here's an image of the Amazon product mentioned in the YouTube description: Although this video was originally posted by YouTube user ViralVideoLab along with heavy hints that it was less than authentic, many viewers encountered this footage in articles from outlets like the Daily Star and The Sun, where it was presented with the bare minimum of skepticism. Entertainer Bam Margera also posted this video on social media as if it were real, and a blog post promoted by musician Akon went as far as warning tourists to stay away from Miami because of its new shark problem: Fake videos and images purportedly showing sharks in odd places tend to gain traction in the aftermath of a hurricane. However, it's unlikely that you'll spot one of these large marine creatures swimming down the highway (a prank photograph that has reappeared for every hurricane season since 2011) through your neighborhood, or leaping out from a large puddle after a major storm: ViralVideoLab wasn't the first prankster to use a fake shark fin to fool internet users. A very similar video was created in October 2015, after Hurricane Joaquin brought heavy rains to Ocean City, Maryland.
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