Jonathan Tortoise: Still Alive After Fake Death Hoax

0:00Jonathan, the world's oldest living land tortoise at about 193 years old, is alive and well on St. Helena Island. Rumors of his death turned out to be a total hoax that blew up online. It started on April Fools Day with a fake ex-account pretending to be local vet Joe Hollins. The post-claim heartbreak over losing this gentle giant who'd outlived empires and wars. Millions jumped in with condolences, racking up almost two million views by Thursday. Folks everywhere mourned, with a thought was the end of a living legend. But Hollins set the record straight on Facebook, saying he doesn't even have an ex-account. Turns out it was a scammer pushing for crypto donations way darker than a simple prank. Jonathan's still chilling on the governor's grounds there on that remote spot in the South Atlantic, famous for Napoleon's exile. Legends like him keep proving, time can't touch everything. Local news, powered by AI, this is Canada News Today.