Reports of death of Jonathan, the world's oldest tortoise, were false rumors.
False reports circulated on April Fools' Day claiming that Jonathan, a 193-year-old tortoise considered the world's oldest living land animal, had died. The rumors were started by a cryptocurrency scammer but Jonathan is actually still alive.
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Divergence score
2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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2 bias groups
The spectrum · how 2 outlets placed this story
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CNN
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
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- NY Postfirst
- CNN+10.7 h
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How each outlet covered it
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Sparse coverage · 2 outlets
“World's oldest known tortoise still very much alive and (slowly) kicking despite rumor to the contrary - cnn.com”
“World's oldest known tortoise very much alive — despite rumor started by crypto con”
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Claimed
The rumor of Jonathan's death was started by a crypto con.
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