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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.
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.
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.
www.tmz.com
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.