Birdwatch Note Rating
2022-11-04 15:17:26 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 773BCBA78AA39E1DF82124FDDEF668DFA9D082E249A4A8D3F10E28DA76CAD5A6
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These are real photos of fairy penguins near Melbourne taken in 2019 by Tobias Baumgaertner, but the idea that they are a bonded pair of "widows" is speculation. After being widely re-posted online, Baumgaertner noted that it was "romanticized by adding my personal feelings." https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/widowed-penguins-photo/
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