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Sen. Ted Cruz fell victim to a seemingly obvious social media hoax during Hurricane Hilary ... because he truly believed there was a shark swimming through Los Angeles' flooded streets.
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The U.S. Senator from Texas quote tweeted an image of a shark cruising through what seemed like a flooded L.A. freeway, and added his own technical assessment ... "Holy crap."
Well, good ol' Ted took the bait, hook, line, and sinker ... he'd reposted a Tweet from Barstool's Dan Katz, who claimed the shark photo was taken by a friend of his driving along L.A.'s 405 freeway.
Problem is ... the image is actually edited, and it's popped up a bunch over the past decade, usually when hurricanes hit the U.S. -- with the initial posting coming back in 2011 when Hurricane Irene slammed Puerto Rico.
Never mind that sharks are salt-water creatures. Never mind that L.A. River is not deep enough for sharks anyhow.
Ted Cruz is quite possibility the stupid person there is. His gullibility level unbelivable.
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Sen. Ted Cruz Believed Sharks Were Swimming L.A. Streets During Hurricane Hilary
Ted Cruz fell for a Hurricane Hilary hoax, seemingly believing there was a shark swimming through flooded roads in Los Angeles.
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The U.S. Senator from Texas quote tweeted an image of a shark cruising through what seemed like a flooded L.A. freeway, and added his own technical assessment ... "Holy crap."
Well, good ol' Ted took the bait, hook, line, and sinker ... he'd reposted a Tweet from Barstool's Dan Katz, who claimed the shark photo was taken by a friend of his driving along L.A.'s 405 freeway.
Problem is ... the image is actually edited, and it's popped up a bunch over the past decade, usually when hurricanes hit the U.S. -- with the initial posting coming back in 2011 when Hurricane Irene slammed Puerto Rico.
Never mind that sharks are salt-water creatures. Never mind that L.A. River is not deep enough for sharks anyhow.
Ted Cruz is quite possibility the stupid person there is. His gullibility level unbelivable.