Has a new “dangerous rat” with the body of a snake “entered the earth”? No, but that’s the claim in a meme published on Facebook in Nigeria in November 2018 and shared over 57,000 times so far.
The image shows a furry snake body with what looks more like a mouse’s head.
Its text reads: “Another dangerous rat enters the earth. Even the RAT POISON doesn't kill it. It was first discovered in Pakistan but it’s spreading all over the world. Many people have died already. We need to share this picture as many times as possible. Share this now for every Christian to pray.”
A reverse image search reveals the photo was originally posted on the website DesignCrowd in 2013.
DesignCrowd, a freelance design service, had organised a competition for photoshopped images under the theme Predator & Prey. The mouse-snake image was one of the submissions.
It was created by a freelance Indonesian designer with the screen name budiyono.
The designer’s other Photoshop creations include a police officer with the head of a lion and a half-eaten pastry bun with dragonfly wings. – Motunrayo Joel (12/04/19)
The image shows a furry snake body with what looks more like a mouse’s head.
Its text reads: “Another dangerous rat enters the earth. Even the RAT POISON doesn't kill it. It was first discovered in Pakistan but it’s spreading all over the world. Many people have died already. We need to share this picture as many times as possible. Share this now for every Christian to pray.”
Image created for design competition
A reverse image search reveals the photo was originally posted on the website DesignCrowd in 2013.
DesignCrowd, a freelance design service, had organised a competition for photoshopped images under the theme Predator & Prey. The mouse-snake image was one of the submissions.
It was created by a freelance Indonesian designer with the screen name budiyono.
The designer’s other Photoshop creations include a police officer with the head of a lion and a half-eaten pastry bun with dragonfly wings. – Motunrayo Joel (12/04/19)
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