Tiger On New York Streets Fake News
Created: Apr 13, 2018, 18:46 IST | Updated: Apr 13, 2018, 18:52 IST
NEW YORK: A false report of a tiger in the streets of New York has caused a social media frenzy.
WNBC says the New York Police Department got a call around 8:30 a.m. Thursday about a tiger in Harlem.
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People on Twitter described a notification from the Citizen app that said police were responding to unconfirmed reports of a loose tiger running around the street.
Shortly thereafter, police confirmed that there was indeed a wild-animal sighting.
It was a raccoon. AP
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