65-Foot ‘Kodiak Sharks’ Weren’t Discovered in Lake Michigan

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65-Foot ‘Kodiak Sharks’ Weren’t Discovered in Lake Michigan

Claim:

Multiple 65-foot freshwater “Kodiak sharks” have been discovered in Lake Michigan and have attacked swimmers.

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Rating: False

Rumors involving a supposedly newly discovered giant freshwater species named the “

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” have persisted in corners of the internet since at least 2023, with

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of videos

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the

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posted on TikTok.

For example, one TikTok user posted a

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on Oct. 4, 2024, claiming multiple 65-feet “Kodiak sharks” were found in Lake Michigan “a few weeks ago.” The footage stated the “new species … lives only in freshwater” and has been responsible for multiple shark ******* victims who were admitted to the nearby

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However, such rumors are fabricated, as is the existence of the so-called “Kodiak shark,” which is why we have rated this claim as false.

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, a spokesperson for Michigan’s

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, said via email “there is no truth to us seeing any shark ******* patients at our hospitals.”

Likewise, the

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public information officer

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said in an email: “No ‘Kodiak shark’ has been found in Lake Michigan.”

Some shark species can live in fresh and saltwater environments. According to the

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, only three known “true river sharks” spend most of their time in freshwater, all of which are “rarely seen and threatened.” These include the Speartooth Shark, Ganges Shark, and Northern River Shark.

There is also no evidence the “Kodiak shark” is real. For one, its discovery has

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by major news outlets or scientists. Likewise, the

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— a U.S. nonprofit scientific research organization with a focus on shark conservation — makes

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of a “kodiak shark” on its website. Two other shark indexing

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also do

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such a species.

Additionally, parts of the video referencing the “kodiak shark” are animated and not actual footage of the creatures.

Other news publications, including Grand Rapids, Michigan, CBS affiliate

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, and the

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, have dispelled rumors of sharks in freshwater lakes.

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