JACKSONVILLE – Memes, jokes and fake photos are making waves on social media as Hurricane Florence heads to the east coast.Â
The latest hoax, "Florence Now Contains Sharks."Â
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I. Just. Can't. #HurricaneFlorence #FEMA #Sharks #Florence pic.twitter.com/u3qqt0bEdr
— Tony Scipione (@Seven_Soldiers) September 12, 2018
So is the viral photo true? Are we going to have a real life "Sharknado?"Â
The answer is no. The photo above is FALSE.
The photo itself looks real, like it was published by CNN, but it was originally created by a site called, "BreakYourOwnNews.com," WUSA9 reports.Â
What is true is that Florence is Florence is expected to make landfall as a Category 1 storm around Friday afternoon near Wilmington.Â
For more accurate and real information on the Hurricane, click here.Â
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