“The woman with four legs in this picture is Josephine Myrtle”
Social media posts
Claim dated 11 Aug 2023.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
Although there lived a real person named Josephine Myrtle in the U.S., who was born with four legs, these photos do not show her. These are photos published in the Weekly World News (WWN) tabloid, which was infamous for publishing mostly fictional news
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 11 August 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 17 August 2023, 6 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.