Did you see the photo of the giant squid in California? Well, it's a hoax. The photo is photoshopped and the report is false.
A report surfaced on the Lightly Braised Turnip which said a giant squid measuring 160 feet long washed up on a Santa Monica beach. The report claims that the massive creature came from the waters near the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant in the Futaba District of Japan.
The report reads "Scientists believe that following the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant an unknown number of sea creatures suffered genetic mutations that triggered uncontrolled growth - or "radioactive gigantism." Unfortunately, this cadre of mutant giants seems to be drifting towards the continental U.S. Local officials in Santa Monica, CA - where the creature drifted ashore - tried to calm residents. "This creature appears to be deceased and even if alive only thrives in water," said Santa Monica Parks Manager Cynthia Beard. "We intend to move the creature in pieces to Scripps Research Institute so that they can study it," she noted."
The report shows a photo of the massive creature next to curious onlookers. The photo is fake. The article is a satire on the issue of radioactive chemicals in the ocean. The squid in the photo is not 160 feet, but 30 feet long. The Santa Monica Parks manager quoted in the article doesn't exist.
The squid in the picture is real however. The photo of the squid is a real photo of a squid that washed up on La Arena beach in Cantabria, Spain in October 2013.
The largest squid ever discovered was only 40 feet long.
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