Shark Tank Collapse Pic Is Too Fishy to Be Real

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Christine Erickson
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Shark Tank Collapse Pic Is Too Fishy to Be Real
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A jaw-dropping photo of a "collapsed shark tank in Kuwait" has been virally circling the web for the past 24 hours.

Normally the fear of sharks doesn't leave the beach, but in this case, Internet users might believe that a shark attack could happen anywhere.

Fortunately, the photo is not real.

In fact, the photoshopped picture is not in Kuwait at all, it's in Toronto. According to Globe and Mail, the flooded shopping center is real, however there were no sharks at the original scene.

Update: Jamie King, who photoshopped the sharks into the image, has also confirmed that it's a fake.

@christerickson The shark photo is a hoax. I made it as a joke, in response to the flooding at Union Station in Toronto.— Jamie King (@JamieaKing) June 15, 2012

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