Anyone else seeing obviously fake stories on social media meant to cause fear?

[LuvOrlando]

I saw an obviously fake story this afternoon on Instagram that was so plainly meant to scare people and all I thought was, "Here we go," anyone else seeing nonsense?

It was a middle age man, dad type, showing a video of a supposed giant submarine that just popped up in shallow water just off Myrtle Beach - OK sure As if the only group to show up at such a time would be the Coast Guard with one tiny boat? Dad man was talking about the area being cleared out, shows a mom type leaving the beach and there was a video pan over to a few golf carts being the only vehicles left in the parking lot, no cars, and someone hanging out of a helicopter on a rope ladder or something maybe to get a better look and then, the big moment a big black shadow in the water. Come on, my junk TV series do better than this.

Now I'm just searching looking for more fake scary stories with stereotype Americans

 

[NotUrsula]

What's way more likely is that some fool saw a school of baitfish and thought he was looking at a submarine, called the Coasties, and they were obligated to come prove him wrong.

There actually are a fair number of wrecked WW2 German u-boats sunk off the OBX; there was an area there called Torpedo Alley during the war.