The Viral ‘Pig-Human Hybrid Baby’ is an Italian Artist’s Creation
A set of photos claiming that a pig had delivered a baby with human features is viral on social media.
CLAIM:
A set of photos claiming that a pig had delivered a baby with human features is going viral on social media. The pictures are circulating not only in India but also in other countries across the globe.
True or False?
FALSE.
According to fake news debunker SMHoaxSlayer, the pig-like baby is an art-piece created by Laira Maganuco, an Italian artist who creates life-like sculptures using silicone rubber.
Maganuco has shared her artwork on her Instagram profile.
She also shared videos and photos of the same, announcing the work for sale on her Facebook page.
SMHoaxSlayer had also debunked another misinformation regarding an earlier artwork of Maganuco's, which had gone viral as "an alien in Kerala". The piece was actually a doll – a hybrid woman mouse.
(With inputs from SMHoaxSlayer.)
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