Sea World Puts Orcas in Plastic Bags While Tanks Are Cleaned-Fiction!
Summary of eRumor:
Sea World places orca whales into giant plastic bags filled with water while their tanks are cleaned.
The Truth:
Don’t believe reports that Sea World puts orcas into plastic bags while their tanks are cleaned.
A firestorm erupted on social media after the The Onion, a satirical newspaper, tweeted a link to a story about orca whales being placed in giant plastic bags filled with water while their tanks are cleaned:
The Onion is one of the most well known satirical publications in the country, but many people who read the tweet missed that. A number of angry readers even tweeted at the official Sea World account in disgust over the fake story.