- Jonathan, the world's oldest living land animal, has been confirmed to be alive, dispelling widespread rumours of his death.
- Reports of the 193-year-old Seychelles giant tortoise's demise circulated on April Fool's Day via a fraudulent X account.
- The hoax post, falsely attributed to his vet Joe Hollins, garnered nearly two million views before being debunked.
- St Helena's head of communications, Anne Dillon, confirmed the reports were a hoax, stating Jonathan is “very much alive”.
- Mr Hollins later clarified he does not have an X account and warned the public that the false claims were part of a crypto donation scam.
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Jonathan the tortoise alive and well despite ‘crypto scam’ death hoax
