A viral video of a ‘mermaid sighting’ is making waves on social media. According to the video, the mythical creature had washed up onto a beach in Kenya or South Africa. However, the claim is fake. The earliest version of this video was found on Tiktok.
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A new “mermaid sighting” is making waves on social media via this video that supposedly shows one of these mythical creatures that had washed up onto a beach in Kenya or South Africa. Here’s what we know: https://t.co/oVM7gymXdh
— snopes.com (@snopes) April 13, 2022
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