“A whale was found with a harpoon from the 1800s still embedded in its body, accompanied by pictures of a whale with a spear in its head.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 28 Oct 2025.
Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated thisExplainer
In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 October 2025. Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka) looked into it and published its finding on 3 October 2025. Its rating was “Explainer”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://www.awesomescreenshot.com/image/56728606?key=f188083b38aff0656c2ec48a66326599
Links recorded by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka. Some posts may have been deleted since.
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