Claim: Evidence exists that some early seafarers and colonial explorers may have mistaken manatees for the mythical half-fish, half-human creatures known as mermaids.
Fact-check: Myths, Manatees, and Mermaids in the Age of Exploration
Verdict: true
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Madison Dapcevich
Date published: 2021-02-15T11:23:33