Claim: A photo shows a blue whale swimming under a boat off Vancouver Island in June 2022.
Fact-check: Experts blow hole in claims of blue whale off Canadian coast
Verdict: false. the image has circulated on the internet since at least 2014. canadian researchers are not aware of any blue whale sightings in the area in 2022.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: William Summers
Date published: 2022-06-15T00:00:00