Claim: A video has been viewed millions of times in multiple posts on Facebook, Twitter, Weibo and Reddit in August 2020 alongside a claim it shows a nine-legged octopus walking across a beach in the United States. The claim is misleading; the video is actually a digital animation created by a 3D designer.
Fact-check: This video is a digital animation of an octopus
Verdict: this video was a digital animation of an octopus created by a 3d designer
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Clara Ip
Date published: 2024-04-17T16:44:09