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Images Of Enormous Shark Off Clearwater Beach A Hoax

Reports of a giant shark swimming off Pinellas County beaches have been greatly exaggerated. Or, more accurately, fake. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, the videos and images…

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Reports of a giant shark swimming off Pinellas County beaches have been greatly exaggerated. Or, more accurately, fake.

According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, the videos and images are a hoax featuring a large fin sticking out of the water.

Originally spotted off Indian Rocks Beach, then off Clearwater Beach, the fin was described as sticking two feet out of the water.