Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
70/100
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Outlets on this story
3
Other
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1
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A Florida homeowner got the shock of his life after spotting a crab armed with a blade swiping at him and his pet dog.
Eduardo Alvarez shared a video of the bizarre encounter on Instagram with the caption 'Florida is getting out of hand.
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Florida → see → hand
Footage showed his dog Summer sniffing at the crab before jumping back as the crustacean flashed its blade.
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crustacean → show → blade
'Dude, are you kidding me right now?' he said.
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he → kid → me
He then turned the camera to Summer and said: 'Where the heck did you find a crab with a freaking shank?'
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you → turn → shank
Alvarez then tried to pick the crab up but it swung at him.
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it → try → him
He managed to carefully get a hold of it and took it into his backyard.
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He → manage → backyard
'Summer, I dont recommend messing with this,' he warned his dog.
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he → recommend → dog
Alvarez was stunned to see the crab holding a blade in his oversized claw.
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Alvarez → stun → claw
He picked it up and took the sea creature away from his dog
The crab fought back and swung at Alvarez when he tried to pick it up.
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he → pick → it
Summer followed his dad, her eyes focused on the crab
Florida is home to many crab species and residents often spot them near their homes.
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residents → follow → homes
The viral video grabbed attention on social media, gaining 653.5K likes on Instagram.
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video → grab → Instagram
Viewers of the video shared their thoughts online about the dramatic moment.
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Viewers → share → moment
'Yeah, we grow them mean in Florida,' commented a user.
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user → grow → Florida
Another said: 'We got crabs wielding weapons before GTA 6.'
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We → say → GTA
While many enjoyed the hilarious video, some people claimed it was fake.
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it → enjoy → video
A person commented: 'Did he manage to take the knife?
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he → comment → knife
I thought it was stuck on his claw.'
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it → think → claw
The homeowner took the crab away from his property while warning his dog to stay away
A similar video from 2016 appearing to show a crab holding a knife was proven to be a hoax.
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video → take → knife
Jack Cover from the National Aquarium in Baltimore told The Washington Post: 'It's a hoax,' and that the crab is 'absolutely distressed.'
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crab → tell → Post
Cover had said that if the knife was taken out of the equation, there was nothing strange about what the crab was doing.
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crab → say → what
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