Last week we brought you the story of Molly Cavalli, who was inside a shark cage promoting a porn site when a shark made an unexpected entry.
She uploaded a picture of a gash on her foot and claimed she was the victim of a lemon shark attack. But eyebrows were raised, considering that lemon sharks aren't usually a threat to humans.
You can check out footage of the 'attack' here:
Credit: YouTube/Camsoda
Comments on the YouTube clip were mixed.
Jak81 commented: "I don't know, but I think that the wound doesn't look like a bite, more like a cut. You sure she didn't cut her foot on a sharp edge of the cage? But nonetheless I wish her all the best."
While waster73 wrote: "It is a fake publicity stunt. She was not bitten from a shark."
Molly took to Instagram to tell her fans she was recovering well: "Thanks for your well wishes guys. I'm totally fine. It's not as bad as it seems. I'm healing quickly. It was still an amazing experience. Much love to my @camsoda team for taking good care of me."
But it appears the whole thing is actually bullshit.
Credit: YouTube/Camsoda
Bryce Rohrer, owner of Florida Shark Diving, was apparently approached by Molly months ago about filming a mock shark attack.
He's told The Sun: "I was talking directly to Molly and she just said, 'Hey, we are looking to do a shoot faking a shark bite and it's strictly in order for it to go viral.'"
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"We immediately declined. We are pro-shark, pro-wildlife, and want to show the importance of sharks, not villainize them."
Credit: YouTube/Camsoda
Shark expert, George Burgess, also quoted in the newspaper, casts doubt on the so-called attack: "I can tell you for a fact, it was not a shark bite. How it was inflicted is conjectural, but the main thing is, the injury is not a shark bite."
Regardless of whether it was fake or not, Camsoda got exactly what it wanted. The video has since been viewed nearly 15 million times since it was uploaded a week ago.
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